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Progressivists are clearly so depressed in the current state of American politics that even theNew York Timescolumnist finds patriotism on July 4th this year and rejuvenates. I'm urging you to get it back.
In two separate guest essays written for outlets, Professor Jededia Britton Purdy of Duke University and contributor Margaret Renkle addressed the apparent lack of enthusiasm for the United States on the left. ..
They both argue that if progressives intend to regain the country, for example after the reversal of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade, they should begin to get excited about caring for it. did.
In a column titled "Democrats Need More Patriotism", Britton-Purdy said, "68% of Republicans stay and fight compared to 40% of Democrats. I quoted the Quinnipiac poll showing that. When the country is invaded.
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She States as follows. Liberals don't really like this country and these numbers suggest they may have points. In a progressive circle, claiming patriotism is at best frowned upon.
Britton-Purdy acknowledges the challenges facing the American left, and during this July 4, the United States "has the highest imprisonment rate in the world, carbon emissions per capita." There is a huge number ofgun violence epidemics. " 44} And abortion is banned on most maps of the United States.
Pride in Portland, Oregon parade. (Ben McCanna / Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
"Progressive disgust has a clear appeal," she wrote.
Despite the temptation to despair, the author urged liberals to find love for the country. "But progressives need more patriotism than ever in times of understandable anger and despair. We want to make the world a better place with our light. , Needs stronger democracy. "
Britton-Purdy is an old patriotist tradition of criticizing the next day's independence anniversary, when slavery still existed." In connection with what he explained, he urged readers to find "July 5" style patriotism.
She explained: "This version of patriotism combines our criticism of failure with our commitment to change it. They are us because the principles of freedom and equality are correct and ours.
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Renkl's essay "The AmericanFlagBelongs to Me, too, and this year I am I'm getting it back "was a little more personal. In it, from a few years of Trump to today, "Old Glory has become a very powerful feature of Trump's rally, many liberals almost reject it, and the worldview we find Anathema. I don't want to accept the symbol. "
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Renkle said, "But there is no other time in my life where I have become as deeply skeptical of American democracy as it is now. "He said of the latest Supreme Court ruling.
"The Supreme Court joins the hands of liberal state legislators trying to protect their citizens from gun violence, while at the same time giving conservative state councilors full control of their reproductive rights. I gave an opinion to hand over, "she wrote. ..
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She also included the court's EPA ruling, "Thefinal rulingof this session empowers the Environmental Protection Agency to combat climate change. I'm obstructing you. "
The author frankly described her feelings about this issue: "I am terribly suffering from this reality. I am in the belief that people are almost good, even if I do not agree. I bet my entire worldview on each other, but now I'm fighting a fierce civil war so as not to hate everyone, big or small, who led to this political moment. "
Still, Renkle said, "But this is the country we live in. The battle for freedom will never end. And God help me, I am not the one to give up. This is also my country and I am not going to give it up to the minority of the voices of non-democratic monopoly princes. "
Then she and her husband" again for the first time in a few years. " I raised the American flag. " "It's right next to the front door and doesn't symbolize MAGA's lies or MAGA's tyranny. We proudly pay homage to fellow Americans fighting for justice of all kinds. She is fighting in the United States.
American flag flies in Liberty Tuesday, June 30, 2009, State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. (AP Photo / Mel Evans)
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