People who ask for your trust are likely trying to exploit you
When people are acting virtuously there is no need to request loyalty
We should not be loyal to any organization who does not act virtuously. This qualifies for spouses, nations, employers, and friends. "Pledges of allegiance" are a relic of a completely different era, and have no place in a modern society.
This does not mean to abandon people when they are down. There is an enormous difference there.
If an organization or individual asks for your loyalty, that should immediately make us distrust them
Loyalty has much more to do with ego and pride than any redeeming quality a society can possess.
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