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it's not loving America that's problematic
Speaking for myself, it's the idolizing of America.
Why does a love of America need to translate to making America a sacrosanct idol?
Actually, there are strong historical reasons for this, I'm sure, among them the fact that America was established as a pluralistic society and as such, the creation ex nihilo of a common identity probably demanded some degree of idolatry.
Founding Fathers, scriptures, patriotic songs, etc., all needed to do the work previously done (to varying degrees of success) by Christianity to create a sense of community.
Anyway, by all means, love America, but if the love is genuine and deep, why would those who seem not to love it be so menacing?
That's a bit insecure, isn't it?