The Difference Between a Tea Party “Patriot” and a Real Patriot
Republicans are great at coining a term and using it over and over and over and over and – well you get the point. It’s as if there’s a secret handbook only conservatives are given access to where they’re instructed which words to say and when to say them. Rich people aren’t wealthy, they’re “job creators.” Laws that legalize using religion to discriminate against others are “religious freedom” laws. Even when it comes to patriotism they act as if they’re the only ones who are patriotic. As if flying an American flag, putting a “God Bless America” bumper sticker on their vehicle and finishing sentences with “support our troops” instantly makes them patriotic.
It’s Propaganda 101, but they’re masters of it. Though it’s easy to be a master of propaganda when you’ve conditioned those who support you to blindly support almost anything you say. And while I don’t doubt some of these conservatives are true patriots, many of them aren’t anything close to being that.
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Real patriots respect the rights of all Americans, they don’t try to pass laws which aim to restrict the rights of those who they don’t feel should have certain rights. Actual patriots realize that the best way to fix our government is to make sure it’s easier for every American to vote, not harder.
Genuine patriots understand that supporting our troops means supporting our troops, even after they’ve served their country and are trying to adapt to civilian life. Authentic patriotism means understanding that being an American isn’t defined by skin color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, how many flags you own or how many guns you possess.
Patriotism means understanding that there’s no such thing as “traditional American values” because our Constitution was set up for a nation to evolve and grow as society evolves and grows. It’s not always liking who’s president, but not actively rooting for their failure.
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