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Re:Stopping All Stations – The Pyongyang Metro by jordigh on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @11:24AM (#11527610)
We did a flag pledge in Mexico too. I wonder if we copied that from the gringos.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juramento_a_la_Bandera_%28M%C3...

Hm, looking around looks like Argentina and Panama also have similar pledges:

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_de_Panam%C3%A1#Juramen...

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_de_la_Argentina#Jurame...

I wonder if it's just a generalised American thing to be this defensive of our flags, perhaps as a result of some post-colonial concerns.

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