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[–]StrategicTactic 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The last time we had a constitutional republic as defined in the US Constitution was before the civil war. In this case, the author is using the term patriot as a reference for one who believes in our current authoritarian government. not what was envisioned by the founding fathers.

[–]literalotherkinNorm MacDonald Nationalism 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Indeed.