WATCH: Joy Behar questions if America is still ‘exceptional’
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The View co-host Joy Behar questioned on Tuesday if the United States was still “exceptional” as she and her crew addressed a recent poll that suggested only 33% of Americans find patriotism important.
“Listen, we all know it’s a great country because we all have benefited from some of the great things about this country,” Behar said after Alyssa Griffin said the world needs American leadership. “But, kids today, who are young people now, are looking at this country, and they’re saying, ‘If I get sick, I could become bankrupt. … If I go to college, I could be in debt until I collect social security.'”
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Behar pointed out the frequency of shootings and explained how “major things” within the United States are making people turn against the country.
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“I think that access to the internet has caused a lot of people to say, ‘Gee, they can do it in Denmark. They can do it in Sweden. They can do it and Italy has national health even,'” she said.
“There are many countries in the world that really do take on these issues,” Behar continued. “We’re thinking, are we that exceptional as we used to be? Yes, we’re a powerful country. We have the best military, but what about the people?”
Co-host Sunny Hostin compared the discussion to the debate about the American flag.
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“That’s another thing,” Behar said. “I put my flag out because I don’t want Republicans to think that they own the flag.”
“I’m a liberal Democrat; that flag goes out every year on my porch.”