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"Only one in five of those without religious beliefs said the U.S. is the best country in the world, an equal percentage agreeing that 'there are other countries that are better than the U.S.' ”<ref>[http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/28/patriotism-and-the-god-gap/ Patriotism and the 'God gap'], XNN, 2011</ref>}}
"Only one in five of those without religious beliefs said the U.S. is the best country in the world, an equal percentage agreeing that 'there are other countries that are better than the U.S.' ”<ref>[http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/28/patriotism-and-the-god-gap/ Patriotism and the 'God gap'], XNN, 2011</ref>}}
== Atheists attempting to falsely inflate their numbers via the nones ==
''See also:'' [[Nones]]
[[File:67275975 vVzy1OLk PICT0158.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|The atheist Georgetown University professor [[Jacques Berlinerblau]] likens the strength of the [[American atheism|American atheist]] movement to a "gimpy little zebra".<ref name="christiancentury.org">[http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2012-09/professor-jacques-berlinerblau-tells-atheists-stop-whining Professor Jacques Berlinerblau tells atheists: Stop whining!], Christian Century, Sep 14, 2012 by Kimberly Winston</ref>]]
Although some American [[atheists|atheist]]s like to claim the "[[nones]]" or "no religion" on religious surveys as one of their own, fewer than 15% of the "nones" consider themselves atheists.<ref>[https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/meet-the-nones-spiritual-but-not-religious/ Meet the 'Nones:' Spiritual but not religious], The Press Democrat, Jan 3, 2013 by Corinna Nicolaou. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211231201238/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/meet-the-nones-spiritual-but-not-religious/ Archived at The Wayback Machine].</ref>
The atheist [[Georgetown University]] professor [[Jacques Berlinerblau]] declared concerning [[American atheism|American atheists]] attempting to falsely inflate their numbers:
{{cquote|American atheist movements, though fancying themselves a lion, are more like the gimpy little [[zebra]] crossing the river full of crocs. In terms of both political gains and popular appeal, nonbelievers in the United States have little to show. They are encircled by cunning, swarming [religious] Revivalist adversaries who know how to play the atheist card. The gimpy zebra remark was a little goofing on this over-the-top chest-thumping that emerges from Movement Atheists. They wildly overestimate their numbers. They tend to overestimate the efficacy of their activism. They underestimate how disciplined and organized their adversaries in the religious right are, too. They fail to recognize that mocking religious people in public is entirely inimical to the goals they wish to achieve."<ref name="christiancentury.org">[http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2012-09/professor-jacques-berlinerblau-tells-atheists-stop-whining Professor Jacques Berlinerblau tells atheists: Stop whining!], Christian Century, Sep 14, 2012 by Kimberly Winston. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211231201425/https://www.christiancentury.org/article/2012-09/professor-jacques-berlinerblau-tells-atheists-stop-whining Archived at The Wayback Machine].</ref>}}
See also:
*[[David Silverman#Silverman intentionally exaggerating the number of atheists in the USA|David Silverman intentionally exaggerating the number of atheists in the USA]]
*[[Views on atheists|Americans have a low opinion of atheists]]
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