Political advocacy can turn policy resistance into a source of patriotic pride.

Evidence

Yet, nobody at the Buffalo talked about the war, except as it impinged on travel plans. And there was no reason not to take part in activities that supported the troops unless the raffle prizes were not good. But that participation did not mean that they all actively believed in the rightness of the policies. — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 898 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Political groups adopt nationalist rhetoric opportunistically — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 159; Moral rhetoric can reframe gun regulation opposition as patriotic duty and honor — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1175; Outward patriotic participation can exist without political conviction — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 898 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Outward patriotic participation can exist without political conviction #complicates (0.75) — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 898