It's ridiculous to think that schools don't teach pride in the United States. Where are you getting this crap from? We have always had division, hate, and anti-American propaganda. Look at the KKK, the past and present attacks on the right of the American people to vote, the racism, misogyny, religious discrimination, historical mistreatment of LGBTQ folks? This crap has always been with us.
Normally intelligent people can discuss our mistakes and our problems in a civilized manner.
I stand by my statement. The scumbag traitors who attacked our democracy obviously are people whose parents neglected their responsibilities and raised criminals who have no love and respect for the United States and its people.
I'm listening to police testimony on the Jan. 6 terrorist attack on Congress as I type. But words cannot describe how absolutely FURIOUS I am. Sometimes I wish that we were a banana republic and the terrorists would face a firing squad, but my better self is thankful that we aren't.
We have to face our problems and improve the country, not just plaster flags and crosses on our problems.