patriots

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In our now-dominant backlash folklore, the patriots are the straight-laced Joe and Jane Sixpacks - and the Armstrongs who encourage their drinking.

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  1. noun One who loves, supports, and defends one's country.

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  • He had already begun to divine that the time might come when the Prussian Crown would find an ally in Italian patriots and Hungarian rebels. —  Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire
  • Eco-patriots are a group of folks with the slogan "Love for America, love for the environment." —  TreeHugger
  • In our now-dominant backlash folklore, the patriots are the straight-laced Joe and Jane Sixpacks - and the Armstrongs who encourage their drinking. —  Summit Daily News - Top Stories
  • In our now-dominant backlash folklore, the patriots are the straight-laced Joe and Jane Sixpacks -- and the Armstrongs who encourage their drinking. —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • Some believed that Paoli would continue in command of his little republic, others that the crown would be offered to King George of England, or that it might go a-begging as the patriots were left to discover their weakness. —  Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales
 

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