Americans who say they aren't proud of the United States may need a refresher on the nation's history or a visit to other countries, Mike Rowe told Fox News Digital on America's 250th anniversary.Rowe, founder of the skilled-trades nonprofit mikeroweWORKS, narrator of "Deadliest Catch" and host of "Dirty Jobs," said celebrities should avoid dispensing political advice but argued history shows why socialism has repeatedly fallen out of favor.Asked about a Gallup poll showing only 53% of Americans are very proud of the U.S., Rowe said that while he’s no "mind reader," his first thought was "if you're not proud of the country, then it's possible you might not be up-to-speed on where the country came from and how the country evolved, or maybe how the rest of the countries and the world function."WORLD CUP SOCCER FANS ARE DISCOVERING AMERICA’S GREATNESS.IT’S TIME AMERICANS DID, TOO"Nobody wants a lecture or a sermon or a history lesson, but it's hard to appreciate who and what we are today unless you really remember who and what we were two-hundred-and-fifty-one years ago (in 1775) -- back when the American Dream was really just a dream."Rowe said the constant stream of bad news makes it easy to draw short-term conclusions about the country, but America's founding offers a longer historical perspective.NEWT GINGRICH: THE DECLARATION STILL TERRIFIES SOCIALISTS AND TYRANTS, HERE AND ABROADMike Rowe sits for an interview with Maria Bartiromo, unseen, at Fox News Channel.
(Paul Morigi/Getty Images)Rowe said the Founders effectively signed their own "death warrant" when they declared independence from Great Britain in pursuit of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.""That's what the American dream was.It [became reality] in 1783 when we signed the Treaty of Paris… We're living in the American reality.
And it's not perfect.It will always be a work in progress – but to look at the country and say, ‘ah, I'm not that impressed’, I would suggest maybe visit...