A PRRI survey out Wednesday shows that nearly a quarter of Americans support political violence heading into the 2024 presidential election, as an overwhelming majority believe democracy is at risk.

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

To me that’s just a responsible citizen. A patriot generally has violent implications in my experience. Patriotism is willingness to fight for your country, good citizenship is willingness to make nonviolent sacrifices for your country

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  • [–] [S] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So for you patriot is a pejorative? But responsible citizen (or maybe just citizen) isn't?

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    To me patriot is a term I associate with American nationalism. I associate it with the revolutionary war and the militia movement not with the people chaining themselves to endangered trees to protect the beauty and biodiversity of their country or the people voting to pay more taxes so their poorest country people can eat or so everyone gets a better education

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    I'm just the opposite: for me, "patriot" has a positive connotation, while "nationalist" is a pejorative, so they're mutually-exclusive. The people chaining themselves to trees and voting for a better social safety net and education are the truest patriots there are.

    Well, second only to folks who directly oppose nationalistic shit by doing things like refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance (which was basically a product of McCarthyism). Those folks are even more patriotic.

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