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
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