People - on both sides of the aisle - confuse love of America with love of government.
My love for America never dipped when Clinton, Obama, Bidet, Dubya, Trump, Bush the elder stupid, Reagan, Carter’s, Ford, Nixon or any other loser occupied the Executive.
America is greater than the government. In many ways, America is an idea, that the individual comes before the collective.
That idea transcends politics, race, sex, religion, etc. This is why America stands alone, and why she is attacked daily.
I just read about some R&B artist changing the lyrics to the national anthem to bash America, bemoan racism, and throw the nation under the bus. I also read that she has homes in NJ and California, has had a great career, and continues playing live to many fans.
For every dolt like her, there are scores of folks like James Brown, who LOVED America and did actual works to make her better.
Keep in mind, even during the revolution, about 15-20% of the citizenry were Loyalists who yearned for British enslavement. Not much has changed in 250 years.
But we are still here. And we aren’t going away.
“…there are scores of folks like James Brown, who LOVED America and did actual works to make her better.”
Folks should check out the James Brown songs, Living in America and Papa Don’t Take No Mess, reminiscent of an America that’s rapidly slipping away.