You still dodged the question so maybe you couldn't read it correctly. I made it larger for possible penetration into that thick JoeK skull.
So can a patriot hate the Federal Government and still love his state?"
central_va:
"You still dodged the question so maybe you couldn't read it correctly.
I made it larger for possible penetration into that thick JoeK skull.
So can a patriot hate the Federal Government and still love his state?" You asked an obvious rhetorical question, I gave you rhetorical responses, twice.
First I noted it isn't just state vs. Federal, some people also hate specific cities.
That should have been a big clue.
"Curiously, ahem, some posters reserve their "hate" less for either certain states or Federal government than for some cities, most notably, New York City & Washington, DC."
The second time I spelled it out:
"...the answer is obvious -- love or hate whom you wish, but if you hate your country, then I'd recommend moving to a different one you like better."
To summarize: love or hate whichever political entity you wish, be it township, county, village, borough, town, city, state or country.
But when your feelings of hatred grow so strong they cloud your overall outlook on life, then I'd say: unless you're devoted to political activism, it's time to move elsewhere.
Love it or leave it.
How is that not clear to you?