Proof most Americans are proud of our nation, despite all our talk of falling patriotism

We hear so often that US pride is on the way out — that Americans don’t know anything about the country, they don’t particularly care for it, patriotism is falling as the nation celebrates its 250th birthday.But a new survey turns those assumptions on its head, revealing most Americans essentially agree that we’re extremely fortunate and have something special to protect.Sure, there are some bad apples that denigrate our country (and get a lot of attention while they’re at it), but they’re far from representative.In fact, a majority of Americans — including a majority of Gen Z, even — report being patriotic.

Just a tiny fraction say they aren’t grateful to live in this nation.“Americans are a lot more patriotic than people realize.People are more on the same page than people realize,” Emily Ekins, the public opinion researcher who conducted the survey, told The Post.

The poll of more than 2,000 American adults found the “overwhelming majority” of Americans actually share some pretty pro-American sentiment.Two thirds (63%) of respondents said they are grateful to be Americans, compared with a minuscule fraction (2%) who were not at all grateful.70% of Americans were at least moderately patriotic, and 45% very or extremely so.And Gen Z — who often gets a bad rap, thanks to noisy members of the generation who take to the streets and social media to rag on the nation — also showed some American pride in the survey results.

Just 9% said they were not at all patriotic, compared with a majority, 54%, who were at least moderately patriotic.And yet, unfortunately, those are not the sorts of young people who attract all the attention.Instead, we so often talk about the sorts of agitators that burn American flags in Washington Square Park, or rip down our flag to raise the Palestinian flag, like students at City College of New York did in 2024.Sure, Columbia students have posted “death to America” on their social media pages, and popular G...