BlaRo
Little Nudger
I really do disagree with you. Patriotism isn't something "classy and sophisitcated". For example Clarkson - he isn't really serious with his "die-hard-patriotism": Everytime he rants about another country or praises the glory of Britain he does it with a smile. But patriotism leads almost everytime to ignorance - both things where the average american is quite good at. So please quit the "we are the best, whatever" and join our circle of friends (don't take this too serious, please...)
The "classy and sophisticated" line was sarcasm, I'm sorry if you didn't get that.
"Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious."
Oscar Wilde