“Freedom-Loving” Conservatives Force Idolatrous Pledge Written By A Socialist On Students In South Dakota

by Austin Petersen

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Veterans groups are unsatisfied that high schools in the state of South Dakota are resistant to forced indoctrination. In the late 1800’s a Christian socialist named Frances Bellamy wrote a pledge of allegiance that was intended to help sell products for his flag business. Now today, these conservative veterans groups are angry at high schools who have chosen to devote their time to school work, rather than the bland recitation of Bellamy’s pledge.

Megyn Kelly spoke to the school board president James Boorman, who is a South Dakota lawmaker and veteran on Friday night. Boorman said, “The students that are going through our middle schools and high schools right now are the future leaders of our country. If they don’t understand where our country has come from, […] if they don’t understand the high cost of their liberty and freedom, then how are they going to lead our future country?”

A survey of parents and guardians found that 70 percent want the students to recite the pledge, which was originally accompanied in the United States by the Hitler salute, until fascism in Europe made it unpopular. Douglas C. Morrison, the Sioux Falls School board president said that he will propose the change for the school board to review.

Bellamy’s pledge read: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all“.


Whitest Kids You Know did a famous sendup of the pledge

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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