USA Today OpEd: USWNT's Megan Rapinoe is living her patriotism at World Cup. What's your excuse?
Opinion: USWNT's Megan Rapinoe is living her patriotism at World Cup. What's your excuse?
Nancy Armour, USA TODAY
Published 3:40 p.m. ET July 3, 2019
http://usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2019/07/03/world-cup-2019-megan-rapinoe-more-american-those-criticize-her/1641234001
LYON, France -- Its easy to hang a flag outside your house, stand for the national anthem, don the red, white and blue and tell everyone who will listen how much you love your country.
Actual patriotism, active patriotism, is much harder. It requires acknowledging this countrys flaws and holding it accountable until theyre addressed. It means working to achieve that more perfect union our countrys founders envisioned rather than simply paying lip service to the ideals we supposedly cherish.
America is not easy. At least, its not supposed to be. Megan Rapinoe gets that.