I am tired of phony patriotism. Real patriots speak out when their country’s government betrays its founding values. Too many people today play at patriotism as if it were a sport and they are merely the adoring masses. It matters not that the coach might be fixing the games or the players using illegal drugs, it is a cardinal sin to take the name of the Home Team in vain.  It’s as if ritual means more than virtue.

Real Patriots use real words to call out their country’s faults. Our Founders used fiery words and much more when faced with injustice. Many of their fellow countrymen, complacent in the status quo and fearful of change, also tried to shame them for their disloyalty. Yet they persevered.  And today, we all owe such a great debt of gratitude to their Obnoxious Belligerence.