by Selwyn Duke,The New American:
It raised eyebrows when Michelle Obama said at a 2008 campaign rally, “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country.” (And all it took was her husband becoming a probable presidential nominee.) But she’s not alone in lacking pride. In fact, a 2025 Gallup pollfoundthat only 36 percent of Democrats are very proud to be American. (This doesn’t likely result from a spiritual quest to develop humility, either.)
Critics may point out that much of this hinges on who controls government. Surveyed Democrats do, after all, register lower pride numbers now that President Donald Trump is in office.
Yet this gets at a reality: When speaking of loving America, which “America” is at issue? Is it the republic of our Founding Fathers’ dreams — or of Karl Marx’s? Is it the one we once were heading toward or the one we’re now heading toward? Is it America or Amerika? Leftists very well may like the latter, in theory. (The experience of it would be quite different. Seethe Kronstadt sailors, et al.) But speaking of what these United States aremeantto be, a commentator recently asked a question:
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“Why Do Democrats Hate America?”
Illustrating his point, that commentator, J.B. Shurk,wroteApril 24:
Earlier this week, Democrat Senator Chris Murphy highlighted a disputed news story claiming that a shadow fleet of several dozen Iranian vessels had successfully eluded the U.S. Navy’s blockade near the Strait of Hormuz. Above what appears to have been Iranian propaganda, Murphy wrote one word: “Awesome.” How much does a Democrat senator have to hate the country he putatively represents to root for a foreign enemy presently engaged in battle with the United States?
Of course, patriots can disagree with the Iranian military action, on a constitutional basis particularly. That’s far different, however, from issuing words that, literally taken, constitute cheering on a terroristic enemy.
This said, Murphy called his remark “sarcasm.” Yet one could wonder: Would such “humor” pass the lips of a mature person who loved his country?
Source: SGT Report
