Patriotism

Patriotism to me is a vague subject. It is hard for me to exactly say what my definition is for it, but I do think that I know what it is and what it is not. I believe that buying a flag is not patriotic. Slapping a support the troops sticker on the bumper of your car does not make you a patriot either. Also, I know for a fact that no food nor firework display can be considered a display of patriotism. Patriotism is a never-ending support of this countries ideals and beliefs set forth by its founders. One does not have to support the president to be patriotic because it is patriotic to have free speech. Burning a flag for a cause is patriotic because this country was built on defiance of wrongful laws. Overall, patriotism is enjoying and fighting to keep the freedoms we have already fought so hard to preserve in the first place.