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At this point, is being American basically a religion? Such weird cult-like displays of patriotism...
It has actually been described as such. (It's called Civic Religion) Many countries have elements of this, like France or the Soviet Union.
Yes I know nearly every country has elements like this. But in the US it's a bit more than just some elements.
I can see it in American advertisements, TV series, movies, political speeches, and a lot of rather loud opinions.