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[danohu]

[Edit: as predicted, this was a case of a misleading article in the Guardian. See i_am_toast's comment.]
Plans to make schoolchildren take part in citizenship ceremonies pledging allegiance to the Queen

Yes, it's the Guardian selling papers by angering liberals, and somebody's always willing to say idiotic things to get himself back in the news. But it still leaves me feeling sour - and yes, these things can matter.

Worse - I hadn't realised (or had forgotten) that we make immigrants swear to "be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, her Heirs and Successors, according to law"

sorry; I will stop posting so much about politics eventually. I just seem to have remembered in the past few weeks how beautiful the world is, and therefore also how fucked up chunks of it are

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[lavendersparkle.livejournal.com]

When I heard about this it made me wonder what they would do about people who do not make oaths for religious reasons. (I come from a long line of non-conformists some of whom got into trouble for refusing to make oaths in the 19th century.)

[oedipamaas49.livejournal.com]

Presumably a lot of people would refuse to swear that, not just the religious. My school was pretty right-wing, but even there I imagine a handful of students would have refused, regardless of consequences. And the republicans among the teachers would have made pretty damn sure there weren't many negative consequences.