Supporting your president and urging him on even when it is beyond argument that he is progressing in error is not patriotism. It is nothing short of mindless sycophancy.
In a nutshell, patriotism simply means loyalty to your country as a whole, not your president as an individual. The president of your country deserves your support ONLY to an extent to which he is doing only the things that are in the best interest of your country. The moment he starts working against the interest of your country, you owe it to yourself, your country and your fellow citizens as both moral and legal duty to withdraw every form of support for such a president and start treating him as the number one enemy of your country because that is exactly what he has become.
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