Religious Symbols as War Memorials

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I consider myself a patriot, I just don't always agree with how the US handles things. Why is questioning or dissent viewed as "unpatriotic"?

Dissent is usually frowned upon by any close-minded majority. The same thing applies to religion. The problem with nationalism is that people get so worked up and think that their country can do no wrong. Ironically, I always hear about those people whoa are convinced that every politician is corrupt and the US is doomed (but it's never their representative that's corrupt). A good example of nationalism and religion would be the crusades. It was like they were being overly nationalistic, but for religion. Loyalty to an accepted higher power is often glorified. Speaking of which, Bush calling the war on terror a 'crusade' was...