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Explaining John Wayne
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To kids growing up in the 1950s, John Wayne was the symbol of what those kids should grow up to be. A bit gruff, but honest. Fierce, but protective of those in need. And from westerns to war movies, he represented what it was to be a patriotic American. But today’s kids don’t know who John Wayne was and they don’t aspire to be patriots either according to a poll by the Wall Street Journal. Why not? Was it Covid? Was it Trump. Or maybe it was “woke” ideology. In this the Edifice of Trust host, Victor Bolles, investigates the reasons patriotism is no longer popular and what we can do to reinspire patriotism in America.
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