🎙️ For too long, Democrats have ceded patriotism to the Right—letting conservatives claim the flag, the anthem, and the idea of “real America.” But here’s the truth: progressives built this country, defended it, and expanded its freedoms. From civil rights to labor protections, from Social Security to Medicare, from marriage equality to climate action—it’s Democrats who have made America live up to its ideals.
In this episode, we dig into why the Left needs to stop treating patriotism like a dirty word and start reclaiming it as our own. Because love of country doesn’t mean blind loyalty—it means fighting for a nation that truly delivers liberty and justice for all. It’s time we wrapped ourselves in the flag again, not to mimic the Right’s nationalism, but to show that progressives are the ones carrying forward America’s unfinished promise.
👉 Patriotism isn’t theirs to weaponize. It’s ours to define.
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