I'm not patriotic, I just don't have an idealized view of what the world ought to be, but just view the world as it is, and accept that as how good it will probably get.
One doesn't have to believe it'll improve to admit it's !@#$.
Some people have better governments then others. A perfect government's impossible, but desiring the improvement mine and yours is certainly within the bonds of of the reasonable.
People not caring and giving them free passes is the reason why the number of bad political leaders far outweighs the number of good ones. I'd rather not consider myself responsible for how bad things are and are becoming.
