National pride is declining in America. And it's splitting by party lines, new Gallup polling shows

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Only 36% of Democrats say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, according to a new Gallup poll, reflecting a dramatic decline in national pride that’s also clear among young people.

The findings are a stark illustration of how many — but not all — Americans have felt less of a sense of pride in their country over the past decade. The split between Democrats and Republicans, at 56 percentage points, is at its widest since 2001. That includes all four years of Republican President Donald Trump’s first term.

Only about 4 in 10 U.S. adults who are part of Generation Z, which is defined as those born from 1997 to 2012, expressed a high level of pride in being American in Gallup surveys conducted in the past five years, on average. That’s compared with about 6 in 10 Millennials — those born between 1980 and 1996 — and at least 7 in 10 U.S. adults in older generations.

“Each generation is less patriotic than the prior generation, and Gen Z is definitely much lower than anybody else,” said Jeffrey Jones, a senior editor at Gallup. “But even among the older generations, we see that they’re less patriotic than the ones before them, and they’ve become less patriotic over time. That’s primarily driven by Democrats within those generations.”

https://apnews.com/article/patriotism-america-national-pride-decline-poll-gallup-0411dd2f28329a6b640d404db8626d3f

[Skittles]

1. Dems believe in AMERICA

repukes increasingly approve of FASCISM

THAT is the "divide"

[Vogon_Glory]

2. Some of us still have decency as well as pride

And we don’t believe that Orange Julius is making America great again.

Quite the contrary.
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And here’s to the slothful, the perfectionists, and the politically-asleep who helped let this happen—elections are important in free republics and you could have prevented this. I hope your consciences are tormenting you.

[Ping Tung]

3. Patriotism is the passion of fools and the most foolish of passions. Arthur Schopenhauer

[Johonny]

4. Hard to take pride in concentration camps

Go figure. Don't worry they will soon be unnaturalizing us and shipping us off to gods knows where.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Can't take pride in what trump and his minions are turning us into...nt