Does Patriotism Still Matter?

            What is patriotism? Some people think patriotism is doing something simple, like wearing a red, white, and blue shirt. While this is true, this is not what patriotism is all about. Patriotism is mostly about the devoted love, support, and defense of one's country. If you think about veterans, this is exactly what they provide. If they didn’t love, or want to support our country, then they wouldn’t have been out there defending our country. Without them, without their patriotism, our country would be a very different place.  

Can you imagine what our country would be like without the Veterans’ patriotism? Many, many things would be different about it. First of all, Americans probably wouldn’t have as much freedom as we do now. We wouldn’t be able to do whatever we want, however we want to. Sure, there are still laws in effect today, but the laws would be the least of our worries if America wasn’t a free country. There’s always a good chance that we would end up having a dictatorship, with a king or queen. We wouldn’t be able to make many decisions about our country, especially who our leader is. What would happen if we get a bad leader? You could probably say goodbye to any decision in our country, or our rights. In addition, we wouldn’t even be “America” anymore. We would probably be a part of Great Britain, or some other European country.

If good patriots have been fighting to keep America how it has been for over two thousand years, why should we stop having good patriotism now? We should keep up what our ancestors started. Just because people in the modern day have become busier with modern day jobs and technology, doesn’t mean that we don’t have time for patriotism. Patriotism still matters because if it weren’t for patriotism, our country would be a whole lot different than it is now.