WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is adopting his own definition of “Loyalty Day,” telling Americans to mark Monday by celebrating their individual liberties, limited government, and human dignity.
It’s a designation made by his predecessors for decades. Workers elsewhere in the U.S. call May 1 “May Day” and were protesting Trump’s immigration policies.
Trump is recommending specific ways Americans should mark the day — by flying flags over government buildings and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. His proclamation also mentions the Republican priority of “limited government” and the nation’s determination to defeat the Islamic State group.
“The loyalty of our citizenry sends a clear signal to our allies and enemies that the United States will never yield from our way of life,” Trump wrote in a proclamation on Friday. “We are working to destroy ISIS, and to secure for all Americans the liberty terrorists seek to extinguish.”
“Loyalty Day” has been marked by presidents at least back to Dwight Eisenhower. Trump’s proclamation does differ in tone from his immediate predecessors, who tended to stick to lofty statements on the ideals that bind Americans together.
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The important thing is to keep them pledging,’ he explained to his cohorts. ‘It doesn’t matter
whether they mean it or not. That’s why they make little kids pledge allegiance even before they know what “pledge” and “allegiance” mean.’ To Captain Piltchard and Captain Wren, the Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade was a glorious pain in the ass, since it complicated their task of organizing the crews for each combat mission. Men were tied up all over the squadron signing, pledging and singing, and the missions took hours longer to get under way. Effective emergency action became impossible, but Captain Piltchard and Captain Wren were both too timid to raise any outcry against Captain Black, who scrupulously enforced each day the doctrine of ‘Continual Reaffirmation’ that he had originated, a doctrine designed to
trap all those men who had become disloyal since the last time they had signed a loyalty oath the day before. It was Captain Black who came with advice to Captain Piltchard and Captain Wren as they pitched about in their bewildering predicament. He came with a delegation and advised them bluntly to make each man sign a loyalty oath before allowing him to fly on a combat mission.
Joseph Heller, Catch-22
Sorry Donnie but I’m not in the mood
Shall we pledge not to collaborate with hostile foreign governments or violate the Constitution?
Got it.
This is International Workers Day, NOT your god damned Right wing “loyalty day.”