Patriotism in America, as I understand it, Posted on October 19, 2017October 19, 2012 by admin “Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively betrays them.” — Greil Marcus Author: Greil Marcus Category: patriotism Tags: patriotism, Greil Marcus Spread the love Related posts: Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. Can anything be stupider than that a I have no country to fight for; I realize that patriotism is not enough.