I agree man, there's nothing wrong with loving where you're from, and I think that july 4th 1776 was probably a very honorable day, but what this country has become isn't something i'm very happy with.
God bless the troops and I applaud them and honor them, that's what makes this topic feel like such a gray area for me, because there's so many good people in the usa just like everywhere else, it's just corrupt people at the top steering a ship full of mostly well behaved easily manipulated people.
I'm also a Christian and it makes me sick to see how top people in America use religion to sway people, and twist things into the idea that if you don't love America then you're going against God. most Christians I know fall victim to that.
good post, will follow