Patriotism
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| "The last refuge of a scoundrel" - an influential propaganda term |
Patriotism, that is love of the fatherland. An influential propaganda term, used both in the positive and negative ("unpatriotic" is used as an enemy image by some people even more than "patriotic" is used to clarify hero images.
Official narrative
Boswell tells us that Samuel Johnson made the famous pronouncement that "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel" on the evening of April 7, 1775. The BBC clarifies in the opening paragraph of a 2014 article which asks What does it mean to be a modern patriot? that " One thing we can be certain of - Johnson by no means intended by this that patriotism was an ignoble emotion", asserting that "Johnson himself was a great patriot".[1]
PATRIOT Act
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In the aftermath of the 9-11 event, a law termed the Patriot Act was prepared to exploit the ensuing crisis mentality. Opposition in the US Congress was quelled by the Amerithrax attacks.