No. You simply defined patriotism to exclude anyone you think is a leftist. That is a logical fallacy.
For instance.
There have been "leftists" that have served in the military. Normally anyone in the military could be considered a patriotic American. You have clearly laid out that you won't accept that as being patriotic.
Serving in Congress could be considered something that is done by a patriotic American. Yet you rail against the "leftists" that are in Congress.
There have been "leftists" on the Supreme Court. One would hardly describe any Supreme Court Justice as being unpatriotic.
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"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do."
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"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do."
Guno צְבִי (03-17-2019)
Yes. And? Did he represent the normal person in the military?
Without a solid standard to apply to individuals you are not defining patriotism. You are simply declaring yourself a patriot and anyone you don't like to not be one. That is the classic "No True Scotsman" logical fallacy. You simply change your meaning of patriotism based on who you are applying it to.
I think Samuel Johnson said it best when it comes to people that want to declare who isn't a patriot when compared to themselves.
"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do."
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Zionism is the movement for the self-determination and statehood for the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Israel.
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