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Friday, July 5, 2019

Why the Left hates symbols of patriotism

July 4, 2019 By Benjamin Horvath

President Trump is throwing an Independence Day celebration today to honor the United States. Predictably, the Left lost its mind in response to the event and decried the celebration as emblematic of a totalitarian regime rather than American democracy.

Appearing on Morning Joe, Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson described the event as a "combination of [a] Trump rally and Kim Jong-un–style military parade." He bemoaned the fact that Trump's "obscene" celebration would "spoil the whole day."

The event, according to USA Today, will feature a military parade, flyovers, fireworks, and remarks from Pres. Trump himself. USA Today points to a similar event held by Pres. Nixon in 1970: the Honor America Day.................

A recent poll that measured American's patriotism in relation to political identity is extremely revealing.  Right-wingers' sense of patriotism is virtually unchanged based on the occupant of the Oval Office.  Left-wingers, by contrast, flipped dramatically when Pres. Obama left office. ............ To Read More

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