pa·tri·ot·ism (pā'trē-ə-tĭz'əm) n. Love of and devotion to one's country.
Why is it so hard to realize that patriotism can manifest itself in countless ways?
Going to war in uniform is not the only accepted form of patriotism.
"I make no pretension to patriotism. So long as my voice can be heard on this or the other side of the Atlantic, I will hold up America to the lightning scorn of moral indignation. In doing this, I shall feel myself discharging the duty of a true patriot; for he is a lover of his country who rebukes and does not excuse its sins. It is righteousness that exalteth a nation while sin is a reproach to any people."
-Frederick Douglas
Those who capitulate to the Republican fear machine are not bad people. Their heart may be in the right place. They're afraid of not being a "true patriot" -- but refuse to question what a true patriot is.
Those that question and examine those governing them are patriots.
Demanding truth, demanding answers, and demanding change.
Do we forget that we are a nation founded by a single act of justifiable and beautiful traitorship?
Read the Declaration of Independence. It never fails to inspire.
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