No. Exactly the opposite. “Born in the USA” is sung in Europe and by many Americans as a patriotic song, sing few people know the lyrics beyond “Born in the USA.” Same with “Yankee Doodle” originally done to sneer at Americans but adopted as an “up yours.”
When the media called SDI “Star Wars” they did Reagan a huge favor, for it glamorized and romanticized a piece of technology. The culture decides who is “God” when it comes to how something is viewed. Same with “Hunger Games.” Because of timing and the Capital District (DC) this became a story of resistance to Zobama, while it was intended as a story about Bush.
There are countless examples. I don’t care if Lucas runs around screaming “no, no, that’s not what I meant!” It doesn’t matter. The public gets to decide what things “really” mean.
The media called SDI “Star Wars” that just to mock it’s infeasibility (their words, not mine. I personally think it’s quite feasible. And besides, it worked, didn’t it?).
And the fact that people don’t even know the lyrics goes to prove my point on how the culture DOESN’T decide. If they actually knew the lyrics, they’d reject it as anti-American trash.
It’s like saying the culture thinks Che Guevara is pro-American just because he fought a revolution against a tyrannical regime, ignoring of course that he brought about a truly worse regime. And I’ve seen PLENTY of people think the French Revolution is pro-American simply because they fought against a king.