There is nothing more patriotic than a peaceful protest against injustice. All of you faux patriots with all of your righteous indignation have no idea what being a true patriot is about. It has nothing to do with the pledge, our flag or our anthem. It has nothing to do with our police or the military. What you believe is patriotism is really jingoism and nationalism.

Our country is rife with institutional racism and bigotry. Patriotism is loving your country enough to demand change, to be better, to live up to our ideals. Nobody fights and dies for a poem, song or piece of cloth. They are only symbols which isn't the same thing.

If more people were half as upset about what is being protested as they are about how someone peaceably protests, there would be no need for the protest. I applaud Mr. Flynn for his courage.