@gnu2 @mekkaokereke I certainly remember, as a kid, thinking the Jehovah's Witness kids were "weird" for refusing to say the pledge of allegiance, but much as I disagree with JW theology, I will say they did get that one thing right. I didn't understand the concept of the Cult of the State until I read my Roman history, and indeed, our "respect the flag" stuff is a Cult of the State and should be recognized and criticized as such.