I’ve seen a remarkable and pervasive vilification of America become not just widespread but de rigeur among progressives since unrest broke out in the mid-2010s…. As the liberal commentator Noah Smith observed in an essay simply titled “ Try Patriotism ”: Perhaps it’s time to revive the spirit of these remarks and give patriotism a chance. If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. And even more recently, when Barack Obama won the Presidency in 2008, he said: It is hard to believe that, not so long ago, Democratic President Bill Clinton was saying “There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America”. This doesn’t seem like a very inspirational approach. Then it’ll be a fascist, racist, dystopian hellhole. Of course, America today may be a racist, dystopian hellhole, but Democrats assure us that it could get even worse if the Republicans get elected. It’s kind of hard to strike up the band on patriotism when you’ve been endorsing the view that America was born in slavery, marinated in racism and remains a white supremacist society, shot through with multiple, intersecting levels of injustice that make everybody either oppressed or oppressor on a daily basis. Let’s face it: today’s Democrats have a bit of a problem with patriotism.
This week I will discuss the third and final part of the plan.ĭemocrats Must Embrace Patriotism and Liberal Nationalism I covered the first two parts of this plan in my last two posts:ĭemocrats Must Move to the Center on Cultural Issuesĭemocrats Must Promote an Abundance Agenda To address this problem, I suggest a three point plan for reform and renewal. Without better performance among these voter groups, Democrats’ hold on power will be ever tenuous, as will be their ability to actually fix the problems they say they want to fix.
This problem has only been exacerbated by recent slippage in Democratic support among nonwhite working class voters. Here is the uncomfortable fact Democrats need to face: whatever the outcome of the 2022 election, Democrats’ uncompetitiveness among white working class voters and among voters in exurban, small town and rural America puts them at a massive disadvantage given the structure of the American electoral system.
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