Lymari Morales breaks the down the actual actions that an American would consider patriotic through a survey on Gallup.com. Actual military service and voting are found to be the most significant indicators of patriotism instead of the pledge (Morales 2). In fact, older citizens and less educated Americans put more value into the pledge as an act of patriotism, among others like wearing an American flag pin, than a college graduate or a younger person. (Morales 4-5). Each survey varied and there was no solid agreement on actions that specifically define patriotism; the study included division amongst political parties, age groups, and education levels. The surveys conclude that patriotism is extremely subjective to the person of interest and there is no concrete example that an individual could pursue to prove national pride to
Lymari Morales breaks the down the actual actions that an American would consider patriotic through a survey on Gallup.com. Actual military service and voting are found to be the most significant indicators of patriotism instead of the pledge (Morales 2). In fact, older citizens and less educated Americans put more value into the pledge as an act of patriotism, among others like wearing an American flag pin, than a college graduate or a younger person. (Morales 4-5). Each survey varied and there was no solid agreement on actions that specifically define patriotism; the study included division amongst political parties, age groups, and education levels. The surveys conclude that patriotism is extremely subjective to the person of interest and there is no concrete example that an individual could pursue to prove national pride to