This is sad, very sad. Patriotism isn't about loving your government, it's about loving your country, and what it represents. Independence Day, for those who understand history, was about throwing off the shackles of Tyranny.
I'm proud to be an american, I'm proud to hold the values that I do, I'm proud of this country's past and what we've achieved. People who don't understand that are usually the people who have a very twisted view of history, and have been convinced that the United State is a war-mongering tyrant that invades countries for resources. These same people are unable to accurately describe the events leading up to a single one of the wars that they've deemed to be a representation of their flawed beliefs.
The left is attempting to destroy patriotism , and make us feel ashamed of our country's past by twisting the truth because if you don't care about your country you won't care when someone tries to replace it with something far uglier.
The U.S. is a war-mongering tyrant that invades countries for resources. Indoctrinated Americans are pretty much the only people on the planet who don't know that. If Independence Day was about throwing off the shackles of tyranny, then the most ridiculous thing people could do to celebrate it is to wave the flag of the new parasitic RULING CLASS that robs and oppresses people here far more than King George III ever did. And that's the point of my article, which you see to have completely missed.