oaths

         he tended to swingwide of such organisations

he humourously continuously recalls Groucho Marx

                                                      I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.

secondplace Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?

he did pledge Allegiance to the United States of America

                                                           and for that the United States would have to endure his probing and questions and demand of evidence

he didnt jump through hoops until he was convinced

that was no small task

   he was reading The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War Cold War, what’s that? by Louis Menand  page 192 first paragraph

                 In 1953, GAP (Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry) under the leadership of William Menninger was charged – didnt say who – to discuss the psychological effects of loyalty oaths seemed redundant to him they determined “(they were) only one manifestation in a growing general trend towards enforcement of conformity of thinking and acting.” “Loyalty oaths cause psychological damage: they endangered the development of the ego by restricting access to ‘the object world,’ distort the development of a ‘workable super-ego’ by ‘emphasizing the external threat at the expense of self-responsibility,’ and threaten ‘the ego-ideal’ appropriate to a free and democratic society by introducing increasingly contradictory ideals and depreciating the image and model value of the teacher.’”

made perfect sense to him Yeah right, what’s an ego? Never you mind   questioners ripe for an oath

late Sunday night,  1  10. 23

1158,  Saturday,  14  10. 23

Cat Stevens  Longer Boats  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRC8lqtBXCA

On the Road to Find Out  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocu7XObxRZ8

   a good book  not "the" good book   theres a difference