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Less than a quarter of Democrats are 'extremely proud' to be American

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06-16-2020, 02:41 PM

(06-16-2020, 01:12 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:
(06-16-2020, 09:14 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: So, more Republicans than Democrats say they are "extremely proud" to be an American.  But that begs the question- how many of those Republicans would say they are STUPENDOUSLY proud to be an American?  Huh?  What about that?  How about incredibly, stupendously, extremely proud?  

Seriously, though, what the heck does that even mean- "extremely proud"???  If someone asked me if I was extremely proud to be an American, I would ask them what they meant by that.   What does an "extremely proud" American do- how do they behave- that is different from what a "pretty proud" or "kind of proud" American does?

I would genuinely like for someone to attempt some sort of answer to my question: what is the difference between someone who is "extremely proud" to be an American and someone who is "moderately proud" to be an American?  What is the difference in thought or behavior?  Why is it significant to you guys that more Republicans than Democrats are "extremely proud" to be an American?  What does it mean?
 Proud: a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.

Thankful: conscious of benefit received.

If I go by the definition of 'proud' I'd say I'm not proud to be an American per se. I am proud to have served in the Army for my country though, and any other positive contribution I've made to my community through volunteer work and donating to charities.

I am thankful to be an American. I have benefited from being born and raised here. People literally die for the chance to live here.

My personality probably has something to do with the pride thing too. And age. I'm finding that as I get older the things I used to get fired up about I am now more low key. 

As for everyone else, I don't care about their level of pride as an American, I care about how thankful they are. Again, a personality thing. 
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