I think you're right about the word origins. My thinking goes along the lines of, ”Individuals bound together in a shared reality provided by our Constitution and Bill of Rights”. When I see individuals obviously opposed to our rights, wanting to alter these rights, they are talking about trying to change my reality, and I hope most of our shared reality.
I think my reality is broader than even I think. A good poll question to answer that would be, ”Do you support nullifying all Constitutional Amendments and declaring Donald Trump to be President of the United States?”. Anyone who answers that with a yes is not living in the same reality as me.
They're not patriots. We are patriots. I remember learning the Bill of Rights in middle school. My basic understanding, by my own reading, has changed little since then, but is more nuanced. I see what you're saying though, as an individual in Chile cold be a patriot for Chile, etc.
I think you're right about the word origins. My thinking goes along the lines of, ”Individuals bound together in a shared reality provided by our Constitution and Bill of Rights”. When I see individuals obviously opposed to our rights, wanting to alter these rights, they are talking about trying to change my reality, and I hope most of our shared reality.
I think my reality is broader than even I think. A good poll question to answer that would be, ”Do you support nullifying all Constitutional Amendments and declaring Donald Trump to be President of the United States?”. Anyone who answers that with a yes is not living in the same reality as me.
They're not patriots. We are patriots. I remember learning the Bill of Rights in middle school. My basic understanding, by my own reading, has changed little since then, but is more nuanced. I see what you're saying though, as an individual in Chile cold be a patriot for Chile, etc.