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.
Like one from abroad old enough to remember the old idea of America as something to aspire to:
It’s kind of like losing your older brother to a crippling drug addiction (almost literally). You know that he wasn’t always perfect, but he was always there. Nowadays you are never sure how he will act, sometimes showing signs of how he used to be, but more often bring a disappointment.
Haha as a Canadian that’s definitely how it feels, but also we easily give in to peer pressure and are accepting more and more drugs from our big bro