Personally I don't really care. Most people would probably appreciate it if you stand for the Pledge of Allegiance (as a sign of respect), but I wouldn't recommend reciting unless you really mean...

There's no law says you have to stand for the flag. Only etiquette.

Anytime you have to preface a statement by saying that you're "not racist", it reveals that you are. And while this probably is normal behavior for a lot of people, I don't think it's right or goo...

Look man, I ain't givin' my life for Drumpf.

It's perfectly normal. My own sister died many years ago. More recently a friend of mine also went off to that big Nordic feasthall in the sky, whilst another one (figuratively) stabbed me in the ...