The importance of long-held values like patriotism, religion and having children has plunged dramatically among Americans over the past two decades – even as the significance of money …
Long-held values like patriotism, religion and community involvement are in retreat across America, according to a stunning poll released Monday.found that just 38% of Americans say patriotism is “very important” to them, down from 70% who said the same in 1998.
Meanwhile, the share of Americans who valued involvement in their community as “very important” fell to 27% — down from a high of 62% in 2019, the last time the question was polled. Republican pollster Bill McInturff, who worked on the 2019 survey for the Journal and NBC News, told the paper that Monday’s poll “paints a new and surprising portrait of a changing America.”
A poll released Monday found that 39% of Americans say that religion is very important to them, compared to 62% who felt that way in 1998.Kevin Williams, 33, of Bend, Ore., told the Journal he thought declines in the importance of patriotism and community involvement were a symptom of rising individualism and a growing sense of entitlement in the country.
“For me, patriotism has turned into right-wing nationalism,’’ said Boyer, 52, who supported President Biden in 2020. The poll also found that 63% of Americans believe companies should not take public stands on social and political issues, while 36% support them taking such stands.
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