Daily writing prompt

What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?

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I can’t say that I changed my view about Patriotism, it is that I am disgusted that the idea of being a ‘Patriot’ has been coopted so that those that actually served are turned off by the idea of flying a flag or doing anything that would show actual Patriotism.

Those that claim to be Patriots have no honor toward those that served because they, for the most part never did. Their leader questioned at the D-Day memorial “What was in it for them?” Having no concept of sacrifice.

I served, my father served, my brother served, I have Great Uncles that served in WWII, all of us signed on the dotted line and put our asses in the hands of service to our nation and the values it, still hopefully, hold dear. I am not say I agree with every decision that has been made, some decisions that were made came back to haunt us but that’s one drawback of being a democratic republic… not perfect but better than the alternative.