america have become habitual. when athletes refuse to take part in patriotic gimmickry, her words. she wonders wow a country founded on rebellion finds not standing off and on an anthem or saluting a flag un-american. why is the default position for academics always patriotism sucks they laugh at you but what do they love? their patriotism is always for the enemy or anyone to lives to make america look bad. in many ways sports are a proxy for war, that's why they evoke patriotism. every american sees it as pars of the national character and it's the rare times left the left lets us get our patriotism fix. it's cooler to adore beyonce