"Patriotism," being a totally subjective concept, defies definition, except unto oneself. One man's traitor is another man's patriot, and vice versa. The Revolutionary War's Minutemen branded themselves patriots, while King George labled them traitors. I'm sure suicide bombers, strapping bombs to their backs and detenating them on crowded buses, fulfill someones definition of "patriotism," though not mine. Perhaps for your consideration...a patriot is one who has the strength of his convicitons? The validity or lack validity of those convictions is the subjectively viewed, arguable, and very personal precept at the core of the dilemma. Just a thought.
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