Party or NSGWP (see the work of the noted historian Dr. Rex Curry, author of "Pledge of Allegiance Secrets"). The NSGWP gesture came from the Pledge's use of the military salute extended outward to point at the flag. It was not an ancient Roman salute: that is a myth debunked.
Francis Bellamy and Edward Bellamy were national socialists in the USA and they influenced the National Socialist German Workers Party, its dogma, symbols and rituals. They also inspired other totalitarian
politicians domestic and foreign. That inspiration continues today and every day in government schools (socialist schools). see the youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BssWWZ3XEe4
Aside from that, the Pledge was part of a larger program written by Francis Bellamy, and the larger program included hymns, bible references, preaching, et cetera, as well as including the phrase "under God." For crying out loud, Francis Bellamy was a Christian socialist and a religious wako. He was not a friend of atheism. That "under God" was not in a specific part of the Pledge of Allegiance program was practically an oversight. The only reason Bellamy MIGHT have opposed the addition is that he did not want other people altering his pledge and messing up the flow. That is ALL.
http://pledge-of-allegiance.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post.html
see the photo at http://rexcurry.net/bellamy_salute_1915_rex_curry2.jpg
Bellamy salute
