'Extreme Pride' in Being an American Continues to Hover at All-Time Lows
How can Americans feel pride in their country when led by spineless politicians?
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A newly released Gallup poll found just 39 percent of Americans consider themselves to be “extremely proud” of their nationality—which is just about unchanged from last year and far below the 2001 benchmark of 55 percent.
The poll reading breaks down to show 67 percent of Americans feel either “extremely proud” or “very proud,” which is also at about the lowest ever recorded. The poll said 22 percent of American adults say they are “moderately proud,” 7 percent are only “a little proud” and 4 percent are not proud at all.
The poll was conducted from 1-22 June.
Gallup noted that “extreme pride” in being American came between 65 percent and 70 percent in 2001, after the 9/11 attacks, but the number has tracked lower since then and has averaged about 42 percent since 2018.
TRENDPOST: It is worth noting that political party affiliation plays a major role in the level of pride one feels in being American. About 60 percent of Republicans have expressed “extreme pride” in being American, while just 29 percent of Democrats agree. About 33 percent of Independents have expressed “extreme pride” in the U.S.
Age also plays a role. About 50 percent of adults 55 and older said they felt “extremely proud” to be American, but that number falls to 40 percent of those 35 to 54. About 18 percent of 18-34-year-olds say they feel extremely proud to be American.
Catalist, a Democratic research company, published a report last month that those 18-to-29-year-olds—have voted for Democrats at least 60 percent of the time in the last four national elections, which marks the longest streak since the data company started tracking in the 1970s.
Gerald Celente has forecast that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will win the race to the White House in 2024 and recent polls are indicating growing weakness for Democratic voters to support the ruling establishment. A poll in April, conducted by The Wall Street Journal found that 27 percent of voters under 26 said they were undecided about who they should support in the next presidential election.
I love the country but hate the government and am ashamed of it.
I think the wrong question is asked. In the period after WW2 Americans were proud of their country because of its contribution in slaying an evil system. The War in Vietnam and the developments after that, have diminished this proudness. People became more educated, and acces to more information, and the view changed.
This is an emotional issue and the question should have been "Do you love your country ?"
A large majority will say yes, because a country is its people and US people are mostly good people, warts and all. Look at the number of people willing to fight, despite the risks they know they will be taking. Especially for them the idea that Americans are not proud of their country, the country they gave so much to, must hurt. So please take an another poll ! Despite mixed feelings people will say they love the United States.