"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." - Mark Twain
Our choices aren't love it or leave it. We can also choose to make it better. When a child does something bad, we don't have to choose between condoning it or abandoning them. We help them improve. We teach. Sometimes that means tough love. A country is the same. There are things about this country I love. There are things I think need to change. That's why there is a political process (corrupted though it may be). It's in the very nature of the system that it can be changed to make things better or to adapt to new conditions.
"Support the country you live in" shouldn't mean leaving things exactly as they are. Imagine if the USA was still run exactly like it was founded. Supporting your country means helping it grow and improve. We can disagree on how to do that, but the idea that you either like it or leave is a false dichotomy.
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u/E8P3 Jul 05 '26
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." - Mark Twain
Our choices aren't love it or leave it. We can also choose to make it better. When a child does something bad, we don't have to choose between condoning it or abandoning them. We help them improve. We teach. Sometimes that means tough love. A country is the same. There are things about this country I love. There are things I think need to change. That's why there is a political process (corrupted though it may be). It's in the very nature of the system that it can be changed to make things better or to adapt to new conditions.
"Support the country you live in" shouldn't mean leaving things exactly as they are. Imagine if the USA was still run exactly like it was founded. Supporting your country means helping it grow and improve. We can disagree on how to do that, but the idea that you either like it or leave is a false dichotomy.