Where Have All the Patriots Gone?

In today's America the word "Patriot" has lost its aura of distinction and has become a term of reproach. Modern attempts to identify with "Patriot" and associated words such as "liberty," "tea party," or "revolution," are held up to derision and laughed to scorn. One has only to watch MSNBC to see this new American culture reinforced every day by television anchors such as Chris Matthews.