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Originally Posted by Elli
What's worse is that many Americans take "patriotism" too far and think it means they need to support their government whole-heartedly in all its decisions or they'll be labelled a traitor to their country. And God forbid an American should be called "un-American."
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I think that's very true. I've known people that would up and kill an entire room if they were called Un-American. Mostly people from the south or midwest, pretty much the ultra red. I consider myself patriotic, but not a degree anywhere near that. There is nothing wrong with being patriotic, as long as you can still think for yourself.
That's the problem that a lot of people have. They end up just following the patriotic bandwagon regardless of the track it's on. I mean, the US is a great country and it's provided a lot for me. I don't always agree with everything that happens here, but no place is perfect and there is no possible way to please every single person.
On the flip side to that, there are people that are so anti-American that they can't see the good things, just so focused on the bad the rest doesn't matter. There's always a flipside to everything.