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Originally Posted by nico-t
Sadly, that's not how the term is used in real life. Patriots are mindless sheep following the government. "loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion" says it all. Who makes up the interests of a country?
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For those countries that practice various forms of democracy...it is the people that ultimately...decide what the interests of their country are to be. In the case of the USA the people have a representative form of democracy...from the city...county...state and to the federal level of government. At the federal level those that represent the interests of the people are elected every two...four...and six years. It is called government of the people...for the people...by the people. The primary representation of the people lies in the House and the House is where the direction of government and law is initiated and the House is where the people decide every two years who will represent them.
A perfect form of government...no...but it will have to do until someone comes up with a better form of government.