Seems very much like indoctrination to get kids to “fall in line” and enforced conformity, to try to remove independent thinking.

I’ve always hated the idea of that. What do you think about it?

  • binarytobis@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Americans would say the same … about pledging their undying loyalty every morning to the flag on the wall of every single classroom starting at the age of 6.

    Except they don’t. I and everyone I’ve ever discussed it with think it’s weird as hell.