Americans' pride in US history and democracy dropped steeply over past decade, poll finds
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- Americans’ pride in their country's history or the way its democracy works has dropped noticeably over the past decade, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
- By: FRANCE 24 A torn US national flag is seen during Hurricane Sally landfall in Mobile, Alabama on September 16, 2020.
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Americans’ pride in their country's history or the way its democracy works has dropped noticeably over the past decade, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
By: FRANCE 24 A torn US national flag is seen during Hurricane Sally landfall in Mobile, Alabama on September 16, 2020. © Chandan Khanna, AFP Americans have grown less proud of their country's history or the way its democracy works over the past decade, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
Americans’ pride in the US on several key attributes has dropped since 2017 – including the nation's military and its political influence around the globe – according to the survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. This poll was conducted in April following the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran.