Why should you love your family unconditionally? Arguably, you shouldn't. But something is wrong if your family has a number of merits, is fairly normal as a fa

Why should you love your family unconditionally? Arguably, you shouldn't. But something is wrong if your family has a number of merits, is fairly normal as a family, and yet all you do is dwell on its flaws - let alone exaggerate, guess, or make up flaws; let alone badmouth it to everyone else at little provocation, suggest it should be destroyed, or believe fervently that anyone working against it is right and good. We are being manipulated not just by US propaganda and partisan propaganda but also by propaganda of other countries such as Russia, China, Iran... it's ridiculous to ignore this as if it were impossible, assume everything you are told is correct if it is anti-US, and tell yourself that an uncritically contrarian or hostile view is "honest criticism". I wish this would ever be acknowledged, and I wish that contrarian and hostile claims were held to the same standard of evidence as patriotic claims. The reality is that here on HN, they aren't. Gossip is as good as truth as long as it cuts in the right direction.