This weekend, the networks will break out their commercialized fireworks spectacles to pander to the patriotic mainstream of Americans â even if the Democrats have demonstrated they’re dropping out of having any pride in America or its ideals.
Its a lot like their New Years Eve specials â lots of musical performances and some fireworks and toasts. But polls show patriotism is suffering a dramatic decline among Democrats. President Donald Trump‘s pledge to make America great again is their usual knee-jerk moment: if Trump loves America, then he must be wrong. They think patriotism is just something deluded White people are pushing to keep all the immigrants out of the country.
In previous years, the left has also seen patriotism as a tool for warmongers, and if youre a Christian patriot, you get tagged as a scary “Christian nationalist.” If youre a big Trump fan, youre probably a “White nationalist.”
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Anti-American sentiment is an easy exhibit in media bias. Consider two recent headlines at NBCNews.com. First:
“As nation turns 250, many Americans say the Stars and Stripes is now a red flag:
The American flag: To some, its Old Glory. To others, its a MAGA hat on a stick.”
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A MAGA hat on a stick! What a perfect summation of media revulsion. Reporter Corky Siemaszko found a man in Massachusetts who was alarmed about his neighbors: “If we do fly the flag, we will also put out signs to make it clear that we are not MAGA.”
The leftist media thinks protesting America is the most American thing. The NBC reporter added, “Rather than not fly the flag, several readers said they plan to show their patriotism â and protest Trump â by flying it upside down to signal that the country is in distress.”
But just a few days ago, NBC demonstrated what they believe should be the universal opinion of Americans:
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“A beacon of hope: Obama unveils his presidential center in Chicago.”
We should all revere former President Barack Obama, because that is the media “mainstream.” The man who promised to “fundamentally transform” America from its origins. The man who mocked “American exceptionalism.” Instead, the media believe in Obama Exceptionalism. Everything great about Democracy is Democrats.
The ascent of President Trump brought out a vicious counterpoint. On NBCs “Meet the Press” in 2017, Detroit Free Press writer Stephen Henderson argued: “Some of the words of the National Anthem are White supremacist. … I think this is a country whose history is racist, whose history is steeped in White supremacy, and the anthem reflects that in its very words.”
This view was also common on ABCs “The View.” Last year, co-host Sunny Hostin spewed: “Because of my lived experience, as an Afro Latina, Im abl
