Yes they ARE patriotic–you have to see that to some people the fight for the Republic in 1776 was worth remembering each and every day till now, how MUCH we risked, how much we sacrificed, how much we gained. And it has been drained away by the same damn people who made it necessary for us to fight in 1776!!
I have an ancestor who fought with the local militia during the Revolution. Every day I am here on CBTS I am just continuing his fight.