Posted on 08/15/2022 11:43:54 AM PDT by Twotone
A recent Gallup survey shows only 38% of adults are “extremely proud” to be an American. This record-low percentage is the latest point in a downward trend that began in 2015. National pride is now 20 percentage points lower than it was a decade ago.
Now, I’m not yet an American citizen, so I can’t say I’m proud to be one. But having lived in this country for more than 20 years, and despite the seemingly never-ending bickering portrayed in the legacy media, I can’t wait to be an American.
It hasn’t always been this way. In fact, there was a time in my life when I hated America and everything it represents.
For the last several years, I’ve been open about my involvement with the antifa movement. I routinely marched with anarchist and animal rights groups throughout southern California. I was also part of the Occupy Movement in Los Angeles, all while wearing a black mask on my face and standing behind an upside-down American flag with anarchist symbols spray-painted on it. When you’re part of the antifa movement, hating America is part of the job.
My reasons for hating America were plentiful — or so I thought. I believed America cared only about the success of white people. I believed the system was rigged against the working class and that it cared more about profits than helping the environment. If I was proud of anything back then, I was proud of standing against the “fascist” American system.
But that began to change in 2013 when I decided to open my worldview to new ideas. I soon felt the wrath of my “friends,” who condemned and ostracized me for merely entertaining opposing views. To antifa, it is a sin to question the motivations and methods of the movement.
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“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.”
― William F. Buckley
“Ghost written by Britney Griner”….😬
I am glad he/she/it/zim/ze got their head screwed on right before becoming a citizen...../s
38% of adults are “extremely proud” to be an American”
A deep data dive would reveal that many of the 62% are embarrassed by what the woke a-holes and the rats have done to our country.
Progressives took over history generations ago.
Until we get more conservative historians who are interested in telling the full story, this is only going to get worse.
Gottdang this Washington Examiner never quits promoting immigrants and illegals.
Yes. Tagline says it with every post.
Reminds me of the David Horowitz story.
I am a 1st generation (legal) American but I know of dozens of ,highly educated, America-born citizens who left the country with the intention to never return, among which are MD’s, lawyers and engineers. Most left for Europe, New Zealand and Australia.
Well Amby, I’m guessing you finally understand the blessings of being an American but you vote for and agree with every cockamamie idea democrats are ramming down the throats of conservatives.
Globull warming
Open borders
Trans above all
High taxes
Total government control
Thanks for posting this article.
Well, if the US has been poisoned by the DNC and a moron is suffered to be installed into the WHouse and no one does anything about that, it is difficult to be proud.
Still think it is the best of all time and the world, sure. But, proud?
A glimmer of hope?
A) Got a job and had to support a family
B) Had one of the Leftist slugs rob and beat me
I think that’s how I’m going to take this. I’m pretty cynical these days, but sometimes I think I should try to be more hopeful.
Probably true.
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