Media push narrative that patriotism is 'adjacent to something evil,' analysts say
September 15, 2021 at 06:00 AM EDT
In the immediate months and years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, surveys revealed a surge in patriotism among Americans of all stripes. But that trend has steadily decreased in the 20 years since, and a clear partisan gap has emerged, with far fewer Democrats and independents identifying themselves as proudly patriotic than Republicans.
