This Should Surprise No One

Latest Gallup Poll asking how proud Americans of our nation. 

I am disappointed but not surprised at how many Americans are not extremely proud of America.   There is much of which to be ashamed: children being sex trafficked.   Doctors and influencers persuading confused children and their parents that genital mutilation is "medical care"; serious addiction problems; a large homeless problem (although there are many causes, at least some can be fixed); inner cities where bad schools and bad examples encourage self-destructive behavior.  

But there is much here of which to be proud: an extraordinary standard of living for most Americans; an excellent health care system; opportunities for advancement from poverty (in my experience,  you can go as far and as fast as your wits and ambition will carry you); leading the world in scientific and technology development. 

Notice the enormous disparity by party.  And notice that even when Americans elected an African-American as President whose only apparent skills were showing that he had no idea how to pronounce "corpsman" and thinking that people in Austria speak Austrian, Democrats still had less pride in America.   Even in a presidency that prioritized genital mutilation and grossly bizarre luggage thieves in important positions

Democrats were not proud of America.   Hey: Gays for Palestine and Feminists for Gaza, you can fix this quickly enough.  Gays who take this offer, tell us how their flying lessons go.