I think you misunderstood me. I wasn't calling Hitler, Stalin, etc. patriots.
I was calling Americans who have a strong sense of nationalism and pride patriots.
You're right. I did misunderstand. But I didn't think what you thought I thought. LOL. I thought you were calling the criminals who attacked the recruiter "patriots." Thanks for clearing that up. I went back through the thread, and I see where I made my mistake. It won't happen again - - - on this thread.