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The [[Roman]] poet [[Horace]] wrote "Dulce et decorum est pro Patria mori", which means "It is sweet and seemly to die for one's country."<ref>Horace, ''Odes'' (iii 2.13)</ref> Later, American satirist [[Ambrose Bierce]] would write "In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first."<ref>Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary</ref> Later still, [[World War I]] [[British]] infantryman and poet [[Wilfred Owen]] would mock Horace's words by describing a soldier dying a particularly gory death on the battlefield, and saying "My friend, you would not tell with such high zest / To children ardent for some desperate glory, / The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est / Pro patria mori."<ref>Wilfred Owen, Dulce Et Decorum Est</ref>

The [[Roman]] poet [[Horace]] wrote "Dulce et decorum est pro Patria mori", which means "It is sweet and seemly to die for one's country."<ref>Horace, ''Odes'' (iii 2.13)</ref> Later, American satirist [[Ambrose Bierce]] would write "In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first."<ref>Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary</ref> Later still, [[World War I]] [[British]] infantryman and poet [[Wilfred Owen]] would mock Horace's words by describing a soldier dying a particularly gory death on the battlefield, and saying "My friend, you would not tell with such high zest / To children ardent for some desperate glory, / The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est / Pro patria mori."<ref>Wilfred Owen, Dulce Et Decorum Est</ref>

According to a 2017 [[Barna Group]] poll, between 70–90% of Americans agreed with six different aspects of American patriotism analyzed.<ref>Adelmann, Bob (December 26, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/27805-heartening-results-from-latest-poll-on-patriotism Heartening Results From Latest Poll on Patriotism]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.</ref> However, some [[liberal]] politicians have made explicitly unpatriotic comments in public.<ref>Shaw, Adam (August 18, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/18/top-2020-democrats-under-fire-for-collective-bashing-america-after-cuomo-gaffe.html Top 2020 Democrats under fire for 'collective bashing of America' after Cuomo gaffe]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 18, 2018.</ref>

According to a 2017 [[Barna Group]] poll, between 70–90% of Americans agreed with six different aspects of American patriotism analyzed.<ref>Adelmann, Bob (December 26, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/27805-heartening-results-from-latest-poll-on-patriotism Heartening Results From Latest Poll on Patriotism]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.</ref> However, some [[liberal]] politicians have made explicitly unpatriotic comments in public.<ref>Shaw, Adam (August 18, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/18/top-2020-democrats-under-fire-for-collective-bashing-america-after-cuomo-gaffe.html Top 2020 Democrats under fire for 'collective bashing of America' after Cuomo gaffe]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 18, 2018.</ref>

Patriotism is effectively synonymous with [[nationalism]], though [[Marxists]], [[communists]], and [[globalist]]s all have tried to redefine the terms as opposites.<ref>Gregor, A. James (November 18, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/18/gregor-the-false-dichotomy-of-nationalism-versus-patriotism/ Gregor: The False Dichotomy of Nationalism Versus Patriotism]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 18, 2018.</ref> While globalists sometimes claim otherwise, globalism stands in opposition to patriotism.<ref>Wright, Morgan (November 28, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/418617-high-techs-globalism-is-slowly-killing-patriotism High tech’s globalism is slowly killing patriotism]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 28, 2018.</ref>

Patriotism is effectively synonymous with [[nationalism]], though [[Marxists]], [[communists]], and [[globalist]]s all have tried to redefine the terms as opposites.<ref>Gregor, A. James (November 18, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/18/gregor-the-false-dichotomy-of-nationalism-versus-patriotism/ Gregor: The False Dichotomy of Nationalism Versus Patriotism]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 18, 2018.</ref> While globalists sometimes claim otherwise, globalism stands in opposition to patriotism.<ref>Wright, Morgan (November 28, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/418617-high-techs-globalism-is-slowly-killing-patriotism High tech’s globalism is slowly killing patriotism]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 28, 2018.</ref>