RE: Born in the USA - has that song still the same meaning?

First, the Democrats bleating about "the end of democracy" are propagandists playing as bad loser far more than they are righteous defenders of the people. This is partisanship on their part, not principles. Just 4 years ago, they had flipped from opposing Trump's COVID policies because he wasn't trampling rights fast enough to supporting Biden and various governors in states that cracked down hardest. They do not give a damn about liberty in reality, they want power and prestige above all. The jingoistic warmongering that has grown in the Democratic party over the last 2 decades is part of that cancer.

Second, Trump ran on overturning the status quo and dismantling federal overreach and bureaucratic bloat. He's not consistent or philosophically sound, but there is an attempt by some of those he has surrounded himself with to guide that toward restricting the government to its enumerated powers. This has had mixed results, to say the least. He's pulled between neo-conservative warmongers, christian nationalists, conservative populists, and libertarians with the libertarians losing ground to the other authoritarian factions much of the time.

Third, despite all the political bullshit, many Americans still cling to the live-and-let-live independent spirit and advocate for real freedom. It does feel like we're a dying breed sometimes. And Born in the USA isn't exactly the same gung-ho unapologetically nationalistic anthem songs like I'm Proud to be an American is, if you read Springsteen's lyrics.