I am a bit perturbed by your disdain for flag-waving and lapel pins, though. Why? If you have the right to disagree with the government, why don't others have the right to worship it? They certainly should. Although I personally don't believe in blind faith in one's government, that doesn't mean that I should look down on those that do. And although I loathe the current administration, I still believe that we are the greatest country in the world. Perhaps that's why people chant, "We're Number 1!"