“Back then the children were basically pointing to the flag during the pledge. Hitler took it from the Italian Garibaldi.”
Really?
Leftist Wikipedia says Hitler took it from the Italians....
You should perhaps look closer at the “pointing to the flag” the children did during the pledge.
No difference between Bellamy’s and Hitler’s.
I think the Italians are credited so American won’t recognize Nazism as being socialist/left wing.
I’ve seen pictures of kids both city and farm kids pointing to the flag. It was no where near the raised salute of the Nazis. Plus the palm was not facing down but vertical as in “Here is our flag we’re saluting”. I don’t trust Wikipedia for very factual information. BTW, Garibaldi was an Italian. He was instrumental in uniting Italy into one country.
Ps- actually that salute goes way back to Julius Caesar’s time.