Just in time for Independence Day comes a Gallup Poll asking if Americans are "proud" of their country. According to Gallup, a record-low number says yes.
It's predictable. Many anti-Trumpers are not happy he's president again and younger Americans are disenchanted with the country in general. Millennials (born 1980-1996) clock in at a 58 percent proud rate, while only 41 of Gen Z (born after 1996) revere the USA.
The baby boomers, my generation, approve of the USA at a rate of 75 percent despite the Vietnam War and decades of economic turbulence.
Education is a key component in the proud assessment. The public school system no longer emphasizes history and civics leaving millions of Americans ignorant of America's greatness. They evaluate their country through a selfish lens. Where's mine?
The "dumb factor," as I call it, drives much public opinion. The U.S. Constitution gives all Americans the absolute right to be a moron, and many champion that circumstance.
So here's the truth about the United States of America. For 249 consecutive years it has offered more opportunity for prosperity than any other country. You can make it if you try. Hard.
And millions of Americans have sacrificed their lives so that other people could be free. Pretty noble, right Gen Z?
See you this evening for the No Spin News.
