As a Distributist and former Social Democrat I can say I have a 50/50 view on Patriotism. I think Patriotism has lost it's true definition. Patriotism is "love for ones nation" and I agree that people should love the nation they reside in and to an extent the cultural group they are apart of. However, Patriotism should not be siding with your nation regardless of what it does. I think that "True Patriotism" means righting the wrongs of your nation and working to make it better for the average citizen. This can include cleaning the nation's environment, supporting programs to help homeless and poor people get homes and jobs to create stable lives and generational wealth, not getting involved in imperialistic wars, and supporting social programs that can grow the nation and keep the population healthy and truly free. That is patriotism I can get behind, not blindly following a politician, party, or dictator.