As far as pulling back from patriotism, I'm not sure. Patriotism got co-opted by certain factions and the words and actions might be the same but the meanings u

As far as pulling back from patriotism, I'm not sure. Patriotism got co-opted by certain factions and the words and actions might be the same but the meanings underneath the words shifted. It's no surprise that there's less reflexive patriotism.