Americans' pride in US hits low: Gallup
Source: The Hill
BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 07/02/19 07:12 AM EDT
Pride in the U.S. has hit its lowest point since Gallup started asking about it in 2001, according to a poll released Tuesday, with less half of adults surveyed now saying theyre extremely proud to be Americans.
Seventy percent of U.S. adults said in the new poll that they were proud of be Americans, but 2019 marks the second consecutive year that fewer than half 45 percent identified as extremely proud.
The highest readings -- roughly 70 percent -- came in 2003 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks when the American public expressed high levels of patriotism, Gallup noted. Extreme pride amongst Democrats dipped to its lowest measure in the new survey.
Only 22 percent of Democrats responded with extreme pride, half of what it was before President Trumps 2016 election.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/451277-americans-pride-in-us-hits-historical-low
Roy Rolling
(6,853 posts)From Putin: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Freddie
(9,232 posts)This is the time of year we do the patriotic schtick at our summer concerts. Bleh. I was at a concert by another group and the whole audience stood up for the dreadful God Bless the USA. Double bleh. I have never felt less patriotic in my life.
MuseRider
(34,060 posts)although I loved the gigs and the people I played with I had other reasons.
I hated the patriotic gigs more and more as our country slipped toward the tipping point we see now. Mostly I HATED playing "God Bless the USA" and we played it in every single one of those bands. Then they started singing to it and the the last gig I did that was during Bush** they started putting their hands over their hearts (only those morons who for some odd reason thought it was one of our countries songs). It got so the sweating on stage far outweighed the fun of playing all summer.
Freddie
(9,232 posts)Only a few people know this. The crowd expects the patriotic crap but I know he feels the same way I do about it. After the 4th the only patriotic thing we play is a medley of service songs (Anchors Away, etc.)
mpcamb
(2,855 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)llmart
(15,501 posts)I used to fly a flag on my house. I use to go to parades on patriotic holidays. I used to get choked up at some of the music.
My patriotism started leaving when W. pulled out that bullhorn and millions of Americans thought killing other people and starting two wars was patriotic. It slowly left when the right wing Nazis in this country started co-opting patriotism for themselves.
I will not be watching the 4th festivities at all this year for the first time. I want my country back before I feel any patriotism again. I want to see more than 75% of eligible voters voting in the next election. I want whatever the GOP stands for right now at this moment in history soundly defeated in the next election by those of us who still care about our country's image around the world. I want those of us who truly care to start speaking our minds and not cowering at what the right wing might do to us or think of us if they find out we're Democrats. I'm not afraid of them.
SergeStorms
(18,903 posts)destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." - attributed to some book people mutilate for their own purposes.
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)Wish I had the means to leave the country. I'd move somewhere else.
Dem2theMax
(9,595 posts)a la izquierda
(11,784 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)Trump was elected.
murielm99
(30,656 posts)Everyone here knows we are Democrats. I want them to see us flying the flag, in spite of everything.
Marthe48
(16,692 posts)I haven't flown my flag much over the years. When bush was in office, I wanted to fly it upside down, but my husband didn't want to piss off the neighbors. So I don't put the flag out, don't decorate for the holidays outside. I don't usually attend patriotic displays, and sure won't this year. I hope the orange turd has more protesters than fans at his ugly hypocritical self-aggrandizing and needlessly expensive display.
Arthur_Frain
(1,784 posts)For the duration, Ive replaced the Stars and Stripes with a Flying Spaghetti Monster flag. Seems appropriate. Still fly the state flag though.
LogicFirst
(571 posts)will make American pride SOAR bigly. Trump will say so.
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)trump is really hurting the image of the USA
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)This is a celebration of the cessation of hostilities and the creation of our Republic.
Yes it took a military to achieve, but civilians took us to the next level.
Quit wasting our money! The holiday is for trikes bikes and wagons, decorated with streamers and pinwheels!
You care to explain a tank to a child?
paleotn
(17,781 posts)Extremely disgusted with my country?