Let's talk about patriotism in America and loyalty....
[Patriotism from 1776 was allegiance to the country: the land; the state didn't exist yet.]
[Allegiance to the government is nationalism and a co-opting by the state of your principles to serve their interests.]
[The government tries to appeal to us because they need us and we have a certain power. As a child needs to be corrected sometimes, so do they.]