American Pride In Decline

Tomorrow we celebrate 250 years of American Independence.

However, each year there seems to be fewer and fewer people who want to celebrate the United States of America.

There have never been fewer people who say they are "proud to be an American."

Gallup just released its annual survey on American Pride.

Only 33% of adults state that they are "extremely proud" to be an American.

In 2003, that number was 70%.

Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/711938/american-pride-falls-year-record-low.aspx

Among self-identified Democrats, only 14% state they are extremely proud to be an American.

That has declined from 62% in 2003.

The comparable number for Republicans is 70% today.

Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/711938/american-pride-falls-year-record-low.aspx

There is clearly some element of partisan bias in the numbers.

There was a dip in American pride among Republicans when Biden was President before it rebounded in 2025 with Trump in office.

American pride with Democrats came up a bit with Obama and Biden in office but the downward slide in their patriotism over the last 25 years is difficult to ignore.

Why do we see the scorn we do about the United States of America from Democrats specifically?

A big reason for this seems to be that younger people in particular have negative views about America due to our liberal education system that spends more time maligning the United States and its Founders than extolling its virtues.

An astounding 45% of those between the ages of 18-34 state they have only a little pride in being an American (24%) or none at all (21%).

For those ages 55 and older the comparable percent is just 13%.

48% of those age 55 and over are extremely proud to be an American.

Only 14% of those 18-34 feel the same.

Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/711938/american-pride-falls-year-record-low.aspx

The education establishment loves to push the narrative to their students that everything about the United States is illegitimate in that it was founded by a bunch of rich, white men who created a system based on slavery and were primarily concerned with protecting their own self interests.

All of American history is portrayed as a system of oppression of minorities-native Americans, Blacks etc.

Of course, this narrative fails to mention that our Founders were generally the elite class in the American colonies. The British system had worked out well for their self interests. They were "the 1%" in that day and age. They had it "made in the shade" as the younger generation might say.

They had little to gain personally from rebelling against the British.

By declaring independence from the British, they put all that they had at risk--their lives, their livelihoods, and their riches---for independence and freedom FOR ALL.

Why did they do it?

They valued freedom and independence for themselves and their fellow Americans more than their own self-interests.

How many Americans would do anything like that today?

However, many of these men of influence and privilege in the British system, who had little to gain personally in seeking independence, paid a heavy price for what the masses gained.

What happened to the 56 Founders who signed the Declaration of Independence?

About half of them died from wartime hardships, were financially ruined or were captured and brutally tortured

Source: Google AI

You can read the details of what happened to the 56 signers here.

I can assure you that this history is not being taught in our education system today.

No one should also forget that the signing of that Declaration of Independence and the ensuing Revolutionary War also set in motion a global movement that led to the rise of democracies and individual rights being recognized around the world.

Monarchies, empires and autocracies fell and were replaced by governments that gave people more political and economic autonomy and freedom.

All of this is also playing out in vastly different ways in which America's 250th birthday will be celebrated tomorrow.

In San Diego County, California this is the schedule of events for the official July 4th celebration.

This seems to have more similarity to a DEI event or the convention of the Democrat Socialists of America rather than a July 4th celebration.

The days of the 4th of July parade, all members of the community gathering to celebrate and a concluding fireworks display are disappearing at the same rate that those with American Pride are.

How long will it be before July 4th is not even recognized in blue states?

It might be sooner than you think.