Re: What is patriotism?
Patriotism is devotion or love for your country.
Patriotism is neither positive or negative in the abstract.
"My country right or wrong" is an emotional sentiment, just like "blood is thicker than water." It is neither inherently wrong nor inherently stupid to form emotional attachments, even to one's country.
Many angry liberals are patriotic. They are angry because something they care about is being screwed up. Patriotism may be devotion to one's country, but it doesn't have to be mindless devotion and it doesn't have to be devotion to the government.
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