I was probably 5th grade when I stopped pledging. I really thought about it, like what I was saying and realized I didn’t agree with it. Like, that’s what you do when you’re an adult going into the armed services. Not something you should be forcing kids to do. And that’s not even including the “under god” crap.
Fireworks and red pandas have both existed at the same time for hundreds of years. Red pandas first discovered in 1825 by a French zoologist. One would assume it didn’t just blink into existence (however, I can’t prove it). Fireworks came about around 200 BC.
One would presume that there’s been a lot of overlap.
It’s possible the fireworks exacerbated a problem but it’s not the root cause.