Americans' pride in US hits low: Gallup

[Lady Freedom Returns]

Pride in the U.S. has hit its lowest point since Gallup started asking about it in 2001, according to a poll released Tuesday, with less half of adults surveyed now saying they’re “extremely” proud to be Americans.

Seventy percent of U.S. adults said in the new poll that they were proud of be Americans, but 2019 marks the second consecutive year that fewer than half — 45 percent — identified as “extremely proud.”

The highest readings — roughly 70 percent — came in 2003 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, when the American public expressed high levels of patriotism, Gallup noted.

Extreme pride amongst Democrats dipped to its lowest measure in the new survey.

Only 22 percent of Democrats responded with extreme pride, half of what it was before President Trump’s 2016 election.

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[Poiuyt]

1. The US has really become kind of a backwards country

[LovingA2andMI]

2. Most Definitely....

It's downright embarrassing, daily.

[Gothmog]

3. I am not surprised by this-trump has hurt the reputation of the US

[lunatica]

4. Well I don't want to give up fighting for our Democracy

I don’t get the proud thing. It’s about working at being a better Democracy where ALL people are equal. I love our country more than ever because it needs us now. It has an enemy within, and we have to get rid of him.

[dawg day]

5. It's just hard to realize that 35% or so of Americans--

actually look at Trump and think he's great.

I would hope it was less than that, but this is like you are sitting in a bus, and you look at the person on one side of you and the other, and realize one of that is batshit.