In honor of the 4th of July, I’d been wanting to discuss some of the many ways in which progressives are patriots. The same day, Robert Reich posted a YouTube video highlighting the five principles of true patriotism. I am tired of Trumpers claiming to be the true patriots, so will use Reich’s outline of true patriotism to highlight patriotic progressive policies. The video is here if you want to watch it. Grayed quotes throughout this post are my transcription of Robert Reich’s video:
We talk a lot about patriotism, especially around July 4th. But we also need to take to heart its 5 basic principles.