Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.
Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
Patriotism is a love of country. If you love your country, you should love your countrymen and women. It doesn't mean you always agree with them or even like them. It is understanding that we have interwoven destiny.
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.
Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
Patriotism is the secret resource of a successful society.
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country.
Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively betrays them.
Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.