https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/opinion/the-complex-truth-about-american-patriotism.html
Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser from 2009 to 2017, posits that a fundamental sense of patriotism still holds in America. "This has always been about the story we tell about

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/19/us-patriotism-declining-americans-see-world
The father, who is British but has lived in America for over 30 years, said that American patriotism went down hugely after the Vietnam War. When people really started to oppose the war, there was

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/12/922272134/we-asked-americans-how-they-feel-about-the-u-s-flag-it-got-interesting
They told us the American flag comes with baggage that can't be ignored. "With all the protests and the Black Lives Matter stuff happening, we took the flag down for a little bit," said Kevin

https://www.ted.com/talks/deval_patrick_a_different_understanding_of_american_patriotism
American democracy cannot be great until it is good, says lawyer, Harvard professor and former governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick. A self-identified patriot, Patrick stands behind the fundamental values and civic ideals that he believes make the US unique -- and outlines how the country has strayed from those same edicts. Calling for a collective patriotism free from cynicism and fatalism

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/10/why-many-americans-are-averse-to-unironic-expressions-of-patriotism/280317/
The most significant explanation is simple. Confronted with displays of patriotism, many Americans react with ironic distance as a defense mechanism. They are wary that cynical actors are

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/patriotism-isnt-an-option-for-everyone/618767/
The patriot identity limits our ability as citizens to collectively revolutionize the American infrastructure. It is a national identity that observes the flaws of the system and, instead of

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/fourth-july-ask-when-patriotism-became-synonymous-selfishness-ncna1232392
At the very least, having a modicum of real patriotism would mean acknowledging just how un-American it is to try to make our nation a terrible place for most people and a great place for fascists

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/opinion/america-patriotism.html
896. By David Brooks. Opinion Columnist. Like you, I'm sure, I love America, but the love has changed. I started out with the child version: America is the greatest and most powerful country on

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/28/style/patriotism-in-america.html
The American Road Trip. Patriotism. ... This flag is so big that it takes 10 people to unfurl it across the floor of the production room, and even then it's a tight squeeze. ... with many weird

https://time.com/6077605/american-history-patriotism/
It is our national family. As with any family, loving our family means knowing our family. And yes that means telling our full story, the good, the bad, and the ugly. It means hearing from

https://pressblog.uchicago.edu/2020/07/02/what-does-patriotism-mean-in-america-today.html
Conceived in this way, patriotism is just another tool for discriminating between "us" and "them.". In the second vision, patriotism is an active state of caring for the country you call home and the people in it. Caring for your country is different from blindly loving it, or swearing fealty to its leaders.

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/07/patriotism-nationalism-happiness/619325/
Sasha Banks: The problem with patriotism. Given the evidence, it is reasonable to conclude that patriotism, as we have traditionally understood it in the United States, is good for our happiness

https://www.yahoo.com/news/state-patriotism-america-fourth-july-195728602.html
Multiple surveys have found a year-over-year gradual decline in patriotism in the U.S., with a few exceptions, in the last two decades. "The U.S. is neither a shining beacon of goodness nor a

https://www.npr.org/2020/07/03/886535795/for-some-black-americans-love-of-country-means-holding-it-accountable
Elias Williams for NPR. When Timothy Berry decided to attend the U.S. Military Academy West Point, patriotism was one of his driving factors. He describes it as an active verb, not merely "a flag

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/08/15/the-politics-of-patriotism
Polls point to a collapse in national pride, a proxy for patriotism, during his presidency. In recent months, as America has fought a losing battle against the coronavirus, this has extended to

https://www.statista.com/topics/2482/patriotism-in-the-us/
American patriotism is rooted in conservative values which include honor, loyalty, and bravery. Americans serving in the military and fighting in a war are regarded highly. Joining the army is a

https://www.livescience.com/14888-10-4th-july-facts-patriotism.html
A large flag measuring 10 feet by 17 feet and owned by Massachusetts sea captain William Driver was the first U.S. flag known as "Old Glory," according to PBS. As Driver was leaving on one of his

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/07/the-worrisome-decline-of-patriotism-in-america/
Mark Twain once defined patriotism as "supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.". Americans have historically come together during times of crisis, but

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/06/27/fourth-of-july-patriotic-songs-that-are-misunderstood/74237602007/
Misunderstood 'patriotic' songs for the Fourth of July, from 'Born in the U.S.A.' to 'American Woman'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kn0Wc3tShc
Why is the average American so violently attached to symbols like the American ... To anyone outside the US, our particular brand of patriotism is very strange.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/july-4-patriotism/674605/
Reclaiming Real American Patriotism. This Fourth of July, let's rescue our love of country from those who have hijacked it. This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in

https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2024/06/26/what-patriotism
There is a view of patriotism, perhaps the dominant view, on which the answer is "yes." Patriotism on this view involves unquestioning loyalty to one's country. This is not to suggest that loyalty is all there is to patriotism. There are varieties of blind allegiance that hardly anyone would recognize as patriotism.

https://www.rd.com/list/patriotic-quotes/
Patriotic quotes about America. 1. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." —Benjamin Franklin 2. "America. It is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/upshot/younger-americans-are-less-patriotic-at-least-in-some-ways.html
July 4, 2014. Americans are a patriotic bunch. Compared with people in most other countries, Americans express more pride in their nationality, and most say that being an American is an important

https://www.reddit.com/r/BreadTube/comments/10mmz9s/why_is_american_patriotism_so_weird/
Why Is American Patriotism So Weird? Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Share Sort by: Best. Open comment sort options. Best. Top. New. Controversial. Old. Q&A. cristiander • patriotism is weird. You did nothing to achieve your citicenship, why be proud of it Reply reply

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMdGw_HStyk
What do you think of American Patriotism? Let me know your thoughts below!Link to original video - https://bit.ly/3JJporq

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/06/28/worst-debate-performance-history-opinion-00165686
Jeff Greenfield is a contributing writer at POLITICO Magazine covering U.S. politics. He's a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and has written multiple books about American

https://www.latimes.com/politics/newsletter/2024-06-22/why-both-sides-in-americas-partisan-war-think-theyre-losing-politics
The reasons why both parties have become so grim are complicated and beyond the scope of a single column. ... that just 28% of American adults now say that sexual relations between adults of the

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/06/24/public-trust-in-government-1958-2024/
But as the economy grew in the late 1990s, so too did trust in government. Public trust reached a three-decade high shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks but declined quickly after. Since 2007, the shares saying they can trust the government always or most of the time have not been higher than 30%. ... White, Black and Asian American adults

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/business/economy/housing-market-explained.html
Income needed to buy assumes 10 percent down payment. "Household income" based on American Community Survey data and Zillow estimates. Not adjusted for inflation. Source: Zillow. By The New