“Whenever the people are for gay marriage or medical marijuana or assisted suicide, suddenly the 'will of the people' goes out the window.”
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I do think the patriotic thing to do is to critique my country. How else do you make a country better but by pointing out its flaws?
Freedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that 'Oh, I don't get involved in politics, ' as if that makes someone cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable.
Men are only as loyal as their options.
If you think you have it tough, read history books.