Is Pride in America Failing? The Future Looks Grim

American Thinker ^ | 12/07/2018 | Peter Skurkiss

[SeekAndFind]

According to a recent Gallup poll, the percent of American who are extremely proud of their country has been steadily falling, and now in 2018, it stands at a mere 47%.  Leading this trend are the usual suspects. They are Democrats, liberals in particular, the young, and non-whites. Gallup reports:

Currently, 32% of Democrats -- down from 43% in 2017 and 56% in 2013 -- are extremely proud. the decline preceded the election of Donald Trump but has accelerated in the past year.

Less than half of independents, 42%, are extremely proud. That's down slightly from 48% a year ago, and 50% in 2013.

As has typically been the case, Republicans are more inclined to say they are extremely proud to be Americans than are Democrats and independents. Seventy-four percent of Republicans are extremely proud, which is numerically the highest over the past five years. 

And those who identify themselves as liberals, only 23% are extremely proud of the U.S.

The breakdown of those who say they are extremely proud of their country by age, race, sex, and education is as follows:

Men: 51%

Women: 44%

Whites: 54%

Non-whites: 33%

Range of Age

18-29: 33%

30-49: 42%

50-64: 56%

65 and older: 58%

College graduate: 39%

Non-college graduates: 52%

This Gallup survey helps explains one of the main differences between conservatives and liberals. Conservatives love America and are rightfully proud of its achievements. Conservatives, as the name implies, continually work to improve the country, but not at the expense of destroying the foundations it is built on. They are not willing to throw the baby out with the bath water. Democrats and liberals are. 

[dfwgator]

Demographics is Destiny.

[dpetty121263]

Yes it is failing, people do not care...least a good percentage.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Yes it is failing, people do not care...least a good percentage.

One important question : WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE WE TAKING IN AS IMMIGRANTS?

[Leaning Right]

Anti-American and anti-nationalist propaganda works. It works real good.

[Skywise]

I still have pride in America - you’re talking about a lot of brainwashed idiots who think transgenderism is normal who hate America because that’s what they read on Facebook and think indepedent thought is scary.

[Truth29]

"One important question : WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE WE TAKING IN AS IMMIGRANTS?"

Simple answer: Enemies.

[dpetty121263]

No your average American...the Mexicans have a good work ethic...

[jmaroneps37]

Those who believe this stuff means they can take control of our lives without paying the ultimate price are mistaken. America is God’s country. God elected Donald Trump not us.
He will decide what happens to America not the children of Pan.

[familyop]

"One important question : WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE WE TAKING IN AS IMMIGRANTS?"

Those who are willing to strive for material things instead of looking for better neighbors. They bring their cultures with them.

[dfwgator]

America is God’s country.

All you have to do is look at San Francisco and know that it's not.

[dhs12345]

Liberals take this country for granted and they’d be the first to whine if it were gone.

[AFret.]

Yes it is failing, people do not care...least a good percentage.

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77 years ago today... December 7, 1941

[familyop]

"All you have to do is look at San Francisco and know that it's not."

And in regards to most of them, where did they or their very recent ancestors come from? New York or someplace near it. And shortly before that? Another country.

[dfwgator]

The Castro was once a conservative Irish Working Class neighborhood.

[brownsfan]

The communists said they’d defeat America without firing a shot.

We laughed.

They were right.

[Obadiah]

A little deceiving as perhaps many people are less proud of America because of what the fascist left has been doing to it since the radical 1960’s.

It has gotten so bad that even the innocuous song, “Baby It’s Cold Outside” is suddenly controversial as the left seeks to induce shame into listening to it. The left is destroying this country and everything they touch.

Look at the abject corruption at the highest levels of government where the Clintons literally get away with murder and there are two distinct lines of justice, one for Democrats and a completely different system for Republicans. And the corrupt MSM are all part of this corrupt scam.

Maybe that’s why people are not overflowing with pride for this country.

[I want the USA back]

Yeah but hordes are risking their lives to come in and reap the benefits of White a$$holes willing to give them everything free.

[ManHunter]

Oh, I think a good percentage of us do care, but are dismayed by our unwillingness to deal with rampant corruption.

Not long ago, we would see small, infrequent examples of corruption, but we pretended that real corruption was limited to areas like Central America and Africa. We thought Watergate was as bad as it could get in America. Now, after eight years of Clinton and eight years of Obama, we know that’s not the case. We used to believe that corruption on the scale of Mexico was impossible and we had faith that, should it occur, we’d deal with it decisively and to the fullest extent of the law. Realizing that corruption of that scale and extent not only exists, but is pervasive here and recognizing that we deal with it no differently than Mexico or Nigeria doesn’t exactly engender pride in our country.

[robel]

Simply because the older generation experienced the time when we were truly great, and people believed it. Todays younger generations have gone through the school system being told that this country is an oppressive regime. All part of the liberal plan. It makes their dark hearts feel a momentary warmth to see their efforts come to fruition.