That’s exactly why I’m asking. What patriotism is or should be, I can’t answer, but I can say that what the self-proclaimed patriots in America are doing atm seems to me like the opposite of what this this strange concept should be about, because they are helping to cement an oligarchy - and that can’t be in the interests of US citizens.
Edit: Just to be clear: If you are a US citizen and disagree with the administration’s policies, I would consider you a patriot – but I am probably the worst person to ask about this.
in America at least the right wing can’t create so they co-opt the meanings of others
‘Patriot’ used to have a positive connotation, say before the 1950s
Conservatives changed that by committing mountains of morally corrupt actions under the name of ‘Patriotism’, and used it as a weapon to silence and jail their political opposition during McCarthyism
Nowadays people who are actually concerned about the political direction of our country generally do not appreciate the label ‘patriot’ for what the conservatives have used it for
That’s exactly why I’m asking. What patriotism is or should be, I can’t answer, but I can say that what the self-proclaimed patriots in America are doing atm seems to me like the opposite of what this this strange concept should be about, because they are helping to cement an oligarchy - and that can’t be in the interests of US citizens.
Edit: Just to be clear: If you are a US citizen and disagree with the administration’s policies, I would consider you a patriot – but I am probably the worst person to ask about this.
in America at least the right wing can’t create so they co-opt the meanings of others
‘Patriot’ used to have a positive connotation, say before the 1950s
Conservatives changed that by committing mountains of morally corrupt actions under the name of ‘Patriotism’, and used it as a weapon to silence and jail their political opposition during McCarthyism
Nowadays people who are actually concerned about the political direction of our country generally do not appreciate the label ‘patriot’ for what the conservatives have used it for