Where have all the patriots gone? Folks

Where have all the patriots gone? Folks where's have the patriots gone? What do I mean? Where's the love of our Country? Where is the belief that the US is the greatest Country on the planet and since the history of man? Where are our elected representatives that trumpet our successes and all the ways we help the world? For the love of mud, you can say anything you want about the US but don't say anything about my football team, those are fighting words. The people who blame the US for everthing from global warming to causing the AIDS epidemic certainly have no problem making themselves heard. Why can't the American patriots do the same? I am not talking about the love from the Euroweenies, Russia (which distinctly has our disinterest at heart), China (who will probably serve as our destructor), etc. I am not talking about them loving us. You will find that no world bully and those who are up to no good will ever like, respeect, or love the one who steps forward and prevents their tyranny. What I am talking about is the love of Country by our citizens?....... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Why don't our elected representatives put the Country ahead of political party? - Why don't we teach citizenship in schools any longer? - Why do we allow the American flag to be torn down off a post office in California and replaced with a Mexican flag? - Why do we elect and re-elect people who clearly cannot stand our Country and bash us, demean us, call us the cause of the world's problems? -Why do we let elected representatives come out on national TV and blame America for dictators around the world? Why do we let the President of Venezuela come here on American soil and demean our Country and President? - Why do we elect people who blame the current President because Clinton and Carter gave North Korea the nuclear capabilities they are now using to make nuclear bombs with? - Why do we not have someone out there telling how the US feeds the world, including Iran and N. Korea? -Why doesn't each home have an American flag flying on it like after 9/11? - Why doesn't each car have the same? - Where has the pride of being an American gone? - Where has the eternal optimism of Ronald Reagan gone? I emplore you to get out there and plant that flag, put that flag sticker on your car. Most importantly, I beg you to learn what the people you are electing stand for. Don't just re-elect the person who serves you now.... look at their voting record, google their quotes that made the news, ask yourself if they love our Country above all else. We need some severe patriotism injections in this Country. Not saying that we don't have problems and do dumb stuff. However, it is time that we stand up and say "this is who we are, this is what we stand for, and this is America. We are proud to be Americans and we love this Country". I am dismayed at the ignorance that seems to be going around, especially among the young people of voting age. I just cringe when they can't tell you who the current President and Vice President are nor name any of the Cabinet members.... yet say they would vote for Hillary Clinton for President because she is/was a woman. I cringe when I hear a grown woman state on National Radio that she voted for Barack Obama because he was "CUTE". These days, you are looked on as a kook if you fly our flag, stand at attention and sing the National Anthem, and love our Country. How did THAT happen?