# The widening national-pride gap between D's and R's

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 3, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-widening-national-pride-gap-between-ds-and-rs/836457 "2019-07-03T16:29:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-widening-national-pride-gap-between-ds-and-rs/836457/16 "2019-07-05T00:26:06Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Then why the deep need to “Make America Great Again!!”?

> [@Velocity](#):
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> The two things aren’t contradictory. You can be proud of something and yet recognize that it is in major need of improvement.

Pointed out during the CNN commentary on today’s “Salute to America”: Trump’s speech painted a picture of an America that has _always_ been great so there’s no need to make America great _again_.

What was left unsaid: MAGA is simply a dog whistle for those who believe that America stopped being great when a person of color had the temerity to be elected President.

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