Are You Proud to be an American?

Is it possible to be proud of your country even if you are disappointed with how it is being run?

At what point did being a "patriot" require blindly drinking all of the cool aid being sold by the government and mass media? If being a patriot requires undying devotion to the mass media, then somebody must have hijacked the dictionary.

A patriot is able to be severely disappointed by the actions of our elected officials without turning his or her back on the country that they love. America for example, is likely the best country on earth. However, there are many "people" in power that do not represent or care for the things that make this country great. It should never become a bad thing to support the Constitution. However, we find ourselves in an environment where supporting the constitution makes one a racist or sexist or worse.

While I'm personally proud to be an American, I'm at the same time disappointed in our governments inability to safeguard it's own founding documents. That disappointment makes me an enemy to those that oppose or ignore the constitution. However, it doesn't make me anti-American. In fact, the opposite is true.

We need to remember that just because the media or an official says he's the patriot and you are un-American does not make it so. People will often hide behind the flag they wish to corrupt for personal gain. Although not a treasonous offense, we should find it imperative to hold these officials accountable for their attempt to hide their un-American tendencies behind false accusations leveled at the real patriots.