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Originally Posted by corwin137
Of course not.
I am saying though, that many folk who refer to themselves as "patriots" do not think for themselves, and even more frequently, are mistaking patriotism for blind nationalism.
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Exactly. Many people cannot/do not distinguish policy from "America." If you "criticize the country" by opposing a policy, you are unamerican. It's scary how many people think like this. I know plenty of intelligent people who actually think it's unpatriotic and unamerican to mention anything negative about government policy either present or past.