The pledge of allegiance is not a form of orwellian conditioning because it is optional to participate in, its contents and use are governed by the people, and it promotes positive values rather than those used in orwellian conditioning. Being optional, saying the pledge of allegiance is completely different from elements such as the hate in 1984. is In 1942, the supreme court of the united states ruled that students could not be compelled to say the pledge in schools. Conversely to the point at hand, in 1984 it is said that there are “no laws anymore”, but, because not participating in the hate or practicing disobedience in any form is thought crime, there are rules in place to govern the population and participating in the hate is one of those rules. This, when juxtaposed with the supreme court decision in 1942, forms an incredibly stark contrast. On the topic of the supreme court, law dictating what students have to say in school are governed by the people, granted that the students are exempt from the voting pool as they are minors. This is because the people elect representatives who then appoint court judges and these judges then determine what is and is not constitutional. This, when contrasted with the iron fist of the …show more content…
The pledge includes the phrase “with liberty and justice for all.” People in 1984 have no justice. Rather, they have hangings for those whose crimes may or may not exist. People in 1984 have no liberty. Their actions, as I explained before, are completely controlled by the party, whether it be from fear of the thought police or true brainwashed love for the party. People in the United States do have such things in their republic, and the pledge forces a recognition of what they