Finding Real National Pride On America’s 250th Birthday
During this year of celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary, I’ve been experiencing an unexpected emotion: pride.
For months, it’s been something far different — a mixture of disappointment, disbelief and disgust at the undermining of our freedoms, our wellbeing, our children’s futures and even our prospects for survival.
But recently, something shifted for me. I saw the excitement and global unity of World Cup fans. I talked to small business owners here in my small town in Washington state who were placing signs in their windows to let immigrants know they are welcome.