Gallup asked Americans a question that they have asked every year since 2003. The
question is about pride in America. The survey found that the number of people who
are “extremely proud” or “proud” of being an American is the lowest that it has
ever been. According to the poll, only 47 percent of people are “extremely
proud” with another 25 percent who say that they are “very proud” of being an
American. These are the lowest percentages for each question.
The poll also shows that there is a
huge divide between the political parties. It shows that 74 percent of
Republicans are “extremely proud” of America while only 32 percent of Democrats
say the same. There were 1,520 U.S. adults surveyed during the period of June
1-13, and the reported margin of error is 3 percentage points.
Cabot Phillips visited New York City to visit with college students about their American pride
and made a video about his findings. Here are some of the students’ responses
when asked if they are proud to be an American.
. No, I’m not proud of America, I’m not
proud of what we’ve done.
. Things that are like, “America,” I don’t
want to associate myself with.
. I think we need to stop thinking we’re
the best nation on earth because that’s just
egotistical
and it’s not accurate.
Phillips then asked the students why
they were not proud to be Americans and received these answers among several
others.
. I mean, I think the answer’s pretty
obvious. Um, just look at the news.
. It comes from the, like, history of
the U.S.
. I had no idea how many people in this
country were so far right and
discriminatory.
It seems as though the liberal media
and the liberal educational systems are teaching the rising general that there
is nothing good about America. For example, there is much more good in the
history of our nation than there is bad, but at least one student was swayed by
the bad. Are the students hearing the good things and choosing the bad, or are
they not being told?
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