"How can any patriotic American read something like this and not at least start to wonder what happened to this country?" Because patriotism in America origina

"How can any patriotic American read something like this and not at least start to wonder what happened to this country?" Because patriotism in America originates from fear, not from love for the country. Much like in China where people dare not say anything critical of the government to their peers because they worry that their peers will see them as traitors and they'll be shun from society; when everybody thinks like that then nobody dares to speak their mind and talk about issues honestly. So in America the patriotism and "love" for the country is expressed through various mantras such as "thank you for your service", saluting passing fighter jets, hanging American flags on every occasion and the unconditional support for suspicious budgets and laws of all sorts and war orgies orchestrated by the corporate government; many people I would argue don't actually support any of that but if they were to speak up, they would be seen as un-American which is the worst crime you can possibly commit living in America.