One of the themes that we’d like to see from Trump in his second inaugural address, is a call for a new patriotism. For at least a generation, our schools and the media have magnified America’s failures, not the magnitude of our successes and our virtue. We had a president who outrageously declared the United States a “systemically racist country,” when in fact a strong case can be made that America is today the world’s greatest multiracial success story.

Recent polling suggests that our citizens DO recognize and celebrate American greatness. The only group that DOESN’T, are the cultural and “highly educated” elite. The vast majority of Americans of every race and income category – including 58% of blacks – believe that America is “the greatest country on earth.” The only group of people who disagree are white liberal elites.  Only three of 10 white over-educated liberals believe this.

Also of note: white conservatives and Hispanics soundly reject the idea that America is systemically racist. Six of 10 blacks believe that America is racist. But it’s telling that a much larger share (75%) of white liberals believe this.

Is there still racism in America? Of course, yes. But it is not “systemic” and the nation is becoming less racist with every passing year.