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Overall, 39% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely proud” to be American in the most recent poll.

Meanwhile, only 18% of those aged 18-34 said the same, compared to 40% of those aged 35-54 and 50% of those 55 and over.

18% is still too high. As Obama’s pastor said, God damn America! Americans have very little to be proud of at this point.

  • aidan@lemmy.worldM
    66·
    1 year ago

    but they choose not to be, in general, to the people they think are different.

    Don’t stereotype people you don’t know. Most people in all of the US(and the world) are accepting and compassionate.

      • aidan@lemmy.worldM
        51·
        1 year ago

        Before 2016, at what time? I think the south has gotten much more accepting since the Bush years for sure. Homophobia was mainstream, in 2016 both leading presidential candidates supported gay marriage.

          • aidan@lemmy.worldM
            31·
            1 year ago

            There are a lot of people who I don’t agree with, I don’t agree with most people. But it is very tribalist and imo honestly ridiculous to believe half of any country is genuinely evil.

              • aidan@lemmy.worldM
                22·
                1 year ago

                I’m not a fan of racists, homophobes, misogynists and haters, so yeah I think that’s kind of evil.

                I don’t think 34% of the US is racist, homophobic, or misogynistic. And, honestly, I think someone can be very wrong- and have beliefs I think are vile. Without themselves inherently being an evil person. Everyone is at least somewhat misguided at points in their lives.

                You’re a mod here then? Interesting. You shouldn’t use the mod tag when you’re conversing.

                I don’t want to, but I don’t think there’s a way to turn it off? If you know how though I would appreciate it!

                  • aidan@lemmy.worldM
                    1·
                    1 year ago

                    Do you think Pol Pot or Hitler were just misguided?

                    For those two examples no. But I think many of each of their followers were(but definitely not all).

                    I looked but couldn’t find anything for you, that sucks. That means you have a hard time participating in a forum you mod. You probably should use a different account or instance when you want to talk, the voyager app and the liftoff app easily switch between instances until they get that fixed.

                    I was going to do that, but I’m worried about how to do it transparently. I used to use a subreddit where the mod had 20 different accounts, obviously I wouldn’t do that but it could still seem like I’m manipulating a conversation if I use an alt.

                  • LexiconDrexicon@lemm.ee
                    1·
                    1 year ago

                    I’m not trying to “get you” or anything, but simply stating a fact, most black people in America live in the Southern part of the country.

                    "Regionally, the highest concentration of Black people in the U.S. in 2021 is in the South; more than half (56%) live there. Following the South, 17% live in each the Midwest and the Northeast and 10% live in the West.

                    When it comes to states of residence, Texas is home to the largest Black population, at about 4.0 million. Florida comes in a close second with 3.8 million, and Georgia comes in third, with 3.6 million."

                    https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/fact-sheet/facts-about-the-us-black-population/

                    If we do urban vs. rural, then the highest concentration of Black Americans would be in New York City, followed by Atlanta

        • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
          42·
          1 year ago

          I think the south has gotten much more accepting since the Bush years for sure.

          More accepting of people marching with nazi flags, perhaps.