I'm not sure what it means to be patriotic.

What does it mean to be patriotic towards a country? Certainly it's not about the land itself. Perhaps it's the people on the land? People in America are just like people all over the world, however, and that's because they are from all over the world. There's no reason to support or value people solely for being on a specific piece of land.

Is patriotism something supposedly akin to love? People talk about "[their] country" as if it were another person. A country is an idea, and worshiping an idea is never rational. You cannot love or respect a country. Such a statement is meaningless. Is supporting the decisions of individuals in the U.S. government considered to be patriotic? If so, then patriotism is not a virtue.

I do not support coercion, and so I do not support any governments. I do not love or respect people for arbitrary reasons, such as where they were born. I think ideas, places and people can be wonderful and beautiful things.

I am not a patriot; I am a lover of freedom and thought.