How can someone be patriotic to a country which is obviously making mistakes? Some people believe in loyalty. I will stand by you even in your darkest hour. They feel this way about their country too. However if a friend is making a big mistake do you not tell them? No you do tell them, you tell them straight to their face and if they have any respect for you or any common sense they will listen to you. Why is it then that during times of turmoil no one sees it necessary to argue with a country?
We like to assume that those who are in power know something more than us. That even though it seems like they are doing the wrong thing they know something you don't and everything will turn out right. This is common even on small scale events such as talking to a supervisor. If your supervisor says something and you try to question it, if the supervisor thinks they are right they will dismiss your opinion. Whether or not you know you are right you are more likely to just accept what they said even if you know it is wrong. We have faith that there is a reason someone is in charge instead of ourselves so that we are able to simple accept and move on.
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