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It sounds like you're suggesting that the left should be even more patriotic than the right. That that will win over MAGA defectors. If that's your strategy, it's something that has generally failed over the past few decades.
But I think it should fail because it's basically evil. If you think America is the best when clearly America is not the best in many important categories, like infant mortality or education, then you have to lie to yourself. Or you have to believe in people who are lying to you. Which makes you vulnerable to cult leaders. Which brought us to where we are today. So let's have less patriotism and more careful consideration of the policies and who they will benefit.