re: #135 ozbloke

See, Ozbloke -
A lot of Americans, and I know quite a few - a lot of us are patriotic because we are grateful and thankful! Not because we feel “superior”.

We know we’re a lucky bunch. As are your folks, I’m sure.

But we know it. And we are grateful for that, and thankful for it. The patriotism for many of us isn’t coming from some sense of “we’re better!”. It’s coming from a sense of gratitude, that we are fortunate enough to be citizens of this country.

I think a lot of folks misunderstand that about American patriotism.