The New Patriotism
Surprise: It’s back. But as Cynthia Crossen reports, patriotism in a global era, with mon enemy, isn’t as simple as it used to be. Why Independence Day will never be the same.
[1] If thinking globally is the key to making it in millennial America, why bother with patriotism?
[2] After all, what does a 222-year-old struggle for independence mean to people who fly British Airways, drive Japanese cars and drink Russian vodka? The 1990s are peaceful, prosperous times when national borders have melted away pletely that a German juggernaut can buy a quintessentially pany such as Chrysler Corp., and Mikhail Gorbachev does Pizza mercials. There is no Evil Empire, no high unemployment. Patriotism, it seems, ought to be obsolete.
[3] Instead, it’s back—and it’s booming, along with the economy. In a recent national poll by Peter D. Hart and Robert Teeter, 70% of people interviewed said patriotism was a very important value to them, ranking it well above money and religion. In 1977, with the Vietnam War and high inflation still fresh, the same poll found 43% of Americans called patriotism important.
[1]-[3] Why do I choose the topic of patriotism to discuss?
[4]-[11] Manifestations of the new patriotism
[4] But today’s patriots are a new breed. For many Americans, patriotism no longer means “My country, right or wrong,” or “Love it or leave it.” Patriotism for m
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