#2. Summershine Patriots
“The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to the government when it deserves it.”
Some studies postulate that only perhaps 1/3 of the colonists actually actively supported the American Revolution in 1776. It was stated by Judge Andrew Napolitano that approximately 1/3 of the colonists supported it, 1/3 opposed it, and 1/3 were indifferent. After the Revolution however, everyone was an American patriot. Supporting the American cause was the right thing to do at the time. But what about when that government was in the wrong? When would you say was a time when it didn’t make sense to support the government, even if you supported the country?
