Some of the responses in this thread are kinda scary... are people even familiar with what the word "patriotic" means??
For starters, Nobody lives in a perfect country and Noone ever will. This is a fact, so i dont understand how so many people here can easily say they have NO love for their home country. I don't see how anyone can not whole heartedly and honestly support their country in the most general sense....
Being patriotic does not mean you have to agree with every flawed decision your country has made, nor does it mean you have to "love" the current economic status or reigning governmant. Being patriotic simply means you love and respect your country... Seriously, if you are incapable of loving the land that made you YOU, are you really capable of loving anything at all??
And YES, I am patriotic. Though i despise the lack of complete freedom and generally despise the ideology of the entire Souther US and the Bible belt, none of that is strong enough for me to lose love for my country, my HOME