{"id":1963987,"date":"2023-07-04T12:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T16:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-celebrates-independence-day-by-explaining-why-the-word-patriot-is-problematic\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T12:48:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T16:48:22","slug":"ap-celebrates-independence-day-by-explaining-why-the-word-patriot-is-problematic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-celebrates-independence-day-by-explaining-why-the-word-patriot-is-problematic\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Examines the Problematic Nature of the Word &#8216;Patriot&#8217; on Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fap-celebrates-independence-day-by-explaining-why-the-word-patriot-is-problematic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1963987&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Associated Press ignites the Independence Day celebrations with a thought-provoking article on the controversial nature of the word &#8220;patriot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In their piece, the outlet delves into how the term has become entangled in politics and has been adopted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-group-reveres-black-panther-party-in-new-lesson-plan\/\" title=\"Education Group Reveres Black Panther Party In New Lesson Plan\">extremist groups<\/a>, transforming its meaning from love for the country to animosity towards certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asian-american-activists-blast-bidens-pandering-anti-racism-order\/\" title=\"Asian-American Activists Blast Biden\u2019s \u2018Pandering\u2019 Anti-Racism Order\">minority groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The term &#8216;patriot&#8217; in America has become intertwined with political rhetoric and school curriculums, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-celebrates-independence-day-by-explaining-why-the-word-patriot-is-problematic\/\" title=\"AP Examines the Problematic Nature of the Word 'Patriot' on Independence Day\">carrying diverse interpretations<\/a>, while also being coopted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-refuses-to-convict-men-entrapped-by-fbi-in-whitmer-kidnapping-plot\/\" title=\"Jury Refuses To Convict Men Entrapped By FBI In Whitmer Kidnapping Plot\">white nationalist groups<\/a>,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-nyt-npr-slam-patriots-over-fourth-of-july\/\" title=\"CNN, NYT, NPR slam patriots over Fourth of July\">outlet tweeted<\/a>, providing a link to the full article.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The term &#8216;patriot&#8217; in America has become intertwined with political rhetoric and school curriculums, carrying diverse interpretations, while also being coopted by white nationalist groups. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UO2stwBz51\">https:\/\/t.co\/UO2stwBz51<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/1676229444946591744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Today, the word and its variants have evolved beyond their original meaning. It has become intertwined with political rhetoric and school curriculums, carrying diverse definitions, while being coopted by white nationalist groups,&#8221; the article alleges, citing data from the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center to support the claim that radical right-wing extremists have appropriated the word. &#8220;Defining what a patriot truly is depends on who you ask.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Citing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rep-cori-bush-compares-her-fear-during-capitol-riot-to-being-attacked-by-police-white-supremacists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol Riot<\/a> on January 6th, 2021, Louisiana State University historian Gaines Foster suggests that extremist groups are embracing a more revolutionary interpretation of the word, stating, &#8220;People are shifting away from a commitment to democracy and leaning more towards the idea in the Declaration of Independence that there is a &#8216;right of revolt,&#8217; and that becomes patriotism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Critics were quick to point out the suspicious timing of the article, if not the subject matter itself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just can&#8217;t help themselves,&#8221; Chad Felix Greene <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chadfelixg\/status\/1676230206158143489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;AP can&#8217;t even take a break from dividing Americans on Independence Day. Pathetic,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnQuinn83\/status\/1676231042469097472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another critic said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">AP desperately tries to malign the word &#8216;patriot&#8217; on <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#4thofJuly<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">. The only thing it does is remind us how much they hate the U.S. <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Patriots,&#8221; Andy Martin <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dollarlogic\/status\/1676259848651001856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AP started Independence Day by discussing the issue with the term &#8220;patriot.&#8221; They claimed it had become controversial due to its association with extremist groups, making it less about genuine love for one&#8217;s country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":1963989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1963987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1963989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1963987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1963987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}