They call themselves patriots.
They denounce authoritarian government, they rebuke dictators, tyrants and despots, and they pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America – and they do it with a straight face.
Yet according to a new poll from the Economist and YouGov poll, more than 25% of Republicans approve of the attack on the Capitol (Where police were beaten and eventually nine people died) because they think violence and sedition are legitimate forms of protest.
How can they call themselves patriots when they attack their own government? How can they call themselves patriots when they rebel against our laws, defy the Constitution, and ignore the will of the majority?
How can they call themselves patriots when they rage against our democratic principles and look to install an illegitimate government without any consideration for due process, but rather prefer to engage in a coup to achieve their treacherous ends?
They allow themselves to be led and influenced by Qanon Quacks, Tin-pot proto-fascists, they eagerly accept the rantings of racists, election deniers, and malcontents of all stripes, and glory in the pandering of congressional opportunists all drooling for their votes.
The numbers show they exhibit no patriotism, they reveal only disdain for all our country stands for and they will gladly subvert the will of the majority for their own misguided, -- and dishonorable -- interpretation of what it means to be an American.
We all saw them with our own eyes, maddened like wild dogs – a lily-livered horde of craven cowards who bastardize the very word patriot!
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