Most young people are no longer proud to be Americans, poll finds - eviltoast

Overall, 39% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely proud” to be American in the most recent poll.

Meanwhile, only 18% of those aged 18-34 said the same, compared to 40% of those aged 35-54 and 50% of those 55 and over.

18% is still too high. As Obama’s pastor said, God damn America! Americans have very little to be proud of at this point.

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    A lot of that is just a list of problems America had that were solved by people fighting against the American government lol

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      1 year ago

      Yes, which is the single biggest reason I’m proud to be American: because our people’s willingness to stand up for one another and keep fighting for a better tomorrow, even against the most powerful opponents, even at risk to their own lives.

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        1 year ago

        This strongly implies this is something special about American people that isn’t shared by the rest of humanity.

        Be proud to be human because our heritage is international. Splitting us up into national identities is ridiculous and only holding us back.

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          I can be proud to be American and a human at the same time. Saying “I love my family” doesn’t mean I don’t love other people too, and it doesn’t mean I think my family is somehow better than other human beings, it just means I love my family. Same logic applies here.