# Ashamed of being an American?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 13, 2018, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashamed-of-being-an-american/817833 "2018-07-13T08:36:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashamed-of-being-an-american/817833/98 "2018-07-16T05:48:12Z")

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My government is not my country. They are two very different things.

I was proud to be an American when Obama was president, even though I loathed Obama and all he stood for.

I’m proud to be an American now that Trump is president, and even though I support Trump, it has nothing to do with him. I love my country, it’s principles, its Constitution, its philosophy, and its dedication to freedom. I don’t agree with Trump; he agrees with me.

God bless the USA.

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