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| 16 | [[caption-width-right:350:"[[Creator/StephenColbert I'm attacking America's enemies]] like a [[RippedFromTheHeadlines spurned astronaut]]."]] |
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| 18 | ->''"By ‘patriotism’ I mean devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life, which one believes to be the best in the world but has no wish to force on other people. Patriotism is of its nature defensive, both militarily and culturally. Nationalism, on the other hand, is inseparable from the desire for power. The abiding purpose of every nationalist is to secure more power and more prestige, not for himself but for the nation or other unit in which he has chosen to sink his own individuality."'' |
| 19 | -->-- ''Creator/GeorgeOrwell'', [[http://orwell.ru/library/essays/nationalism/english/e_nat#fnm_4 Notes on Nationalism]] |
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| 21 | [[UsefulNotes/PoliticalIdeologies Patriotism is an emotional attachment to one's perceived people(s) and homeland(s)]], though people have used the word differently over time and in various contexts. In the twentieth century it was also understood as devotion to one's ''[[UsefulNotes/PoliticalIdeologies nation]]''(-state). How patriotism is portrayed in fiction oscillates between two poles, both of which stand on opposite sides of IndividualismVsCollectivism. |
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| 23 | '''Patriotism is Good''' |
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| 25 | A patriot cares for [[UsefulNotes/PoliticalIdeologies their people over their people's nation]]: they treasure their people, but would never do evil in their name [[MyCountryRightOrWrong if it could be helped]]. Individual people have personalities and worth of their own; nations don't. Nations are just groupings of peoples, communities, and cultures, like paintings on a wall. Nations aren't worthy of love or devotion without the context of the people and communities that compose them. |
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| 27 | Their 'patriotism' comes from a love of their people and way of life, as well as a deep concern for their welfare. They want their people to be prosperous and happy, and if push comes to shove, they will gladly sacrifice their nation's prestige to ensure that they are. They hate war [[IDidWhatIHadToDo and are otherwise]] [[DirtyBusiness reluctant to fight]] because they care about their people's wellbeing and want to minimize the harm done to them, even if that means waging war. |
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| 29 | This tends to be mostly seen as a ForgottenTrope in modern media, though it fluctuates depending on the time period and place. It still pops up occasionally (often subverting nationalist ideas of what ''makes'' someone patriotic, à la ''Film/AFewGoodMen'', or the other attributes associated with patriotism, à la ''Film/ForrestGump''). MyCountryRightOrWrong usually tends to fall under here. |
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| 31 | '''Patriotism is Bad''' |
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| 33 | A patriot cares for [[UsefulNotes/PoliticalIdeologies their nation over their nation's people]]: they prize their loyalty to their nation above all else, and [[MyCountryRightOrWrong would do absolutely anything for it]] (however [[DirtyBusiness reluctantly]] or [[KnightTemplar gladly]]). Nations have characteristics and worth of their own; individual people don't. Individual people, communities, and cultures are just disposable, unremarkable components of the nation, like the cells of a body. They aren't worthy of love and devotion like the nation is. |
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| 35 | Their "patriotism" comes from a devotion to their nation and its power, and a deep concern for its prestige at the expense of their own countrymen. They want their nation to be powerful and respected, and if push comes to shove, they will gladly sacrifice their nation's people to ensure that it has them. They love war because they care about their nation's power and image and want to enhance them by any means, especially if that means waging war. |
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| 37 | This is a common trope in modern media thanks to the apotheosis of nationalism in the twentieth century and the enduring strength of nationalism to this day. It is usually played straight and embodied by such characters as the SociopathicSoldier, ColonelKilgore, or GeneralRipper. They are often a TautologicalTemplar who believes that the actions of their country are [[CircularReasoning justified by virtue of being their country]]. |
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| 39 | '''Patriotism is Good and Bad''' |
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| 41 | Every now and then you get a mix, where the blowhard is genuinely loyal and commendable, despite his [[GoodIsNotNice enthusiasm]] [[NobleBigot for wars with other peoples]] — though [[GoldenMeanFallacy genocidal warmongers]] don't tend to feature in this category. On the other hand, [[UsefulNotes/PoliticalIdeologies the various strains of nationalism]] tend to lead writers to portray patriotism towards a certain state (i.e. their own) as good while [[MoralMyopia patriotism towards all others is bad]]. |
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| 43 | When done right, it can be respectful of other patriotisms and nationalism while providing a more nuanced take of the concept. Done poorly, however, this can also be a source of UsefulNotes/MisplacedNationalism and FlameBait. |
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| 45 | This basically becomes the [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism Sliding Scale of Patriotism vs Jingoism]]. |
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| 47 | These poles can and often do reflect the personal political philosophy of the writer (and, contrary to what the stereotypes would have one believe, being right-wing does not necessarily make one more jingoistic, nor does being left-wing necessarily make one less patriotic). We can observe, though, that there are sometimes direct relationships between the popularity of a war and the number of noble or oafish patriots portrayed, which leads to the idea that the trope is {{cyclic|Trope}}. The writer may just be putting up a character in response to the mood of the public. Of course, films like ''Film/LionsForLambs'', which lambaste the war they portray and yet were massive flops at the box office, provide a big counterpoint to that theory. |
| 48 | |
| 49 | Regardless of the motives, the Super Patriot is often a GeneralRipper or the HeroOfAnotherStory. |
| 50 | |
| 51 | CaptainGeographic often is like this. |
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| 53 | It should be pointed out that this is far from being mainly an American idea, however, different cultures have different attitudes toward it. For example in [[BritishTellyTropes British television]], or in fact most other British media published after 1918, Patriotic Fervor is pretty much ''always'' an unsympathetic trait, usually played for laughs. (British media produced ''before'' 1918, on the other hand, do exactly the opposite.) Where the line is drawn between regular patriotism and fervor is also very different; what most Americans would consider normal patriotism would be seen as jingoism among most Germans, for example. |
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| 55 | See UsefulNotes/MisplacedNationalism for the internet equivalent. See MyCountryRightOrWrong for when someone allows Patriotic Fervor to convince themselves that aiding an evil leader is their "duty". See MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting for artists who criticize their own country. Expect a FlagDrop if a character with this makes a speech. See also PropagandaPiece. |
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| 57 | !Examples: |
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| 59 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 60 | |
| 61 | !!Patriotism is Good |
| 62 | |
| 63 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 64 | * Half of the commercial spots for the Mexican beer ''Corona'' (Especially during any of the soccer tournaments that the Mexican soccer team plays) that are aired on national television. The other half consists of SceneryPorn with a dash of Patriotic Fervor. |
| 65 | %%* Molson Canadian, who produced commercials like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rc7qd8xdEs I Am Anthem]] and the ever-famous [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRI-A3vakVg I Am Canadian]]. |
| 66 | * Australian UsefulNotes/{{Cricket}} anthem "Advertising/CmonAussieCmon" is all about getting people to cheer for Australia, although several versions also highlight the team's opponents. |
| 67 | [[/folder]] |
| 68 | |
| 69 | [[folder:Animation]] |
| 70 | * ''Animation/SquirrelAndHedgehog'' is a cartoon from UsefulNotes/NorthKorea which shows the North Korean stand-ins as resourceful and noble... And every other nation as villains trying to destroy their way of life. |
| 71 | [[/folder]] |
| 72 | |
| 73 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 74 | * Akki from ''Anime/KatriGirlOfTheMeadows'' supports the Finnish independence movement, and was arrested by the police for his activism. In another episode, it's shown that he's friends with UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin. |
| 75 | * ''Anime/MomotarosDivineSeaWarriors'' (1945), the first feature-length anime ever made, is a rah-rah wartime propaganda piece in which cuddly animals become paratroopers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was a sequel to short film ''Anime/MomotarosSeaEagles'', in which cuddly animal IJN pilots blow the hell out of Pearl Harbor. |
| 76 | * Daitetsu Kunikida from ''Manga/BlueSeed'' reeeeeaaaaally loves Japan. |
| 77 | %% * ''Manga/{{Heroman}}'' (which is set in America). That's all that needs to be said, really. |
| 78 | %% * ''Manga/TheLegendOfKoizumi'' is made of this trope, Mahjong, and insane amounts of {{Hot Blood|ed}}. |
| 79 | * ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', being powered by the CaptainEthnic trope, has a few of these. |
| 80 | ** Chibodee Crockett is a one-man EagleLand who sees himself as a personification of the American Dream. He wants to win the Gundam Fight to prove to all the downtrodden Americans stuck on [[CrapsackWorld Earth]] that they can make it too, and seeing Americans use cheap underhanded tactics is a BerserkButton for him. |
| 81 | ** George de Sand is a French knight [[RecycledInSpace in SPACE.]] His motivation for fighting ([[HotBlooded apart from the fight itself]]) is to bring honor and glory to France, he's dedicated himself to Princess Marie-Louise, and his family takes pride in still living on French soil rather than Neo-France's space colony. |
| 82 | * Ein from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' wears a pair of pauldrons emblazoned with American flags. It's not exactly clear whether he's an American or not, but his bravery amazes even Kenshiro, who wears one of the two pauldrons after Ein's untimely death. |
| 83 | * ''Manga/{{Sidooh}}'': The manga is set during the Bakumatsu Era of the late 1800s, and main characters are members of the ''shishi'', who seek to purge Japan of the foreign (American) invaders, who have brought disease, crime, and social unrest. |
| 84 | * Togo from ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'' is very patriotic about Japan, to the point where she carries a small flag around according to the visual novel. It's portrayed as a cute, admirable trait of hers. |
| 85 | [[/folder]] |
| 86 | |
| 87 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 88 | * ''ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters|DCComics}}'' has Uncle Sam, AnthropomorphicPersonification of the American Spirit, who is literally composed of this trope. No, really: his strength is [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve directly proportional to the faith of the American people in America and its ideals]], to the extent that [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly if nobody had any such faith he'd cease to exist]]. |
| 89 | * A lot of Golden Eyes' motivation in the UsefulNotes/WorldWarI serial ''ComicBook/GoldenEyesAndHerHeroBill'' comes from her love of her country - and for her boyfriend, who is a soldier fighting against the Germans. It's the reason she enlists in the war effort as an ambulance driver, and why she does things like [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/7.php#anchor randomly sing The Star-Spangled Banner]] while she's on duty. The serial is a PropagandaPiece, so the German enemies are portrayed as sneaky, vindictive, and [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain subscribing to a misogynistic worldview explicitly described as "the creed of the German"]] while the American protagonists are courageous, charitable, and patriotic even unto death: during one particularly dangerous exploit, Golden Eyes is shown [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/13.php#anchor clutching a tiny American flag]] to her heart when she's moments away from being executed for espionage by a German captain: |
| 90 | --> "He would shoot her before the eyes of the American sentries of their lines three hundred yards away! Erect above the mud and turf the slim figure stood—a tiny silk flag of her own country clutched close to her heart—her game up! —but her lips smiling! She had fought hard for love and life—but honor remained—hers and her army's. So she smiled!" |
| 91 | [[/folder]] |
| 92 | |
| 93 | [[folder:FanWorks]] |
| 94 | * ''Fanfic/TheBoysRealJustice'' |
| 95 | ** The Justice League invoked this by adding "America" to their title to appease the government bigwigs. Nowadays, Superman finds the addition to be a bit ridiculous since the Justice League is a global organization. |
| 96 | ** As his popularity implodes and the Justice League's popularity rises, Homelander invokes this to a ridiculous degree, claiming the Justice League doesn't serve America's interests just because they come from another universe. |
| 97 | [[/folder]] |
| 98 | |
| 99 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 100 | * Downplayed in ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''. While Mei doesn't explicitly mention her love for Canada, she wears a maple-leaf shirt to bed, wears a tuque with a maple-leaf design to school (and in the {{Novelization}} notes that "tuques were very Canadian"), has a Canadian flag pin button on her bag and has a Canadian flag sticker on her flute case. Also, in the novelization, in order to remain calm, she tries to channel Canada's monarch at the time, Queen Elizabeth II, minus the accent. |
| 101 | [[/folder]] |
| 102 | |
| 103 | [[folder:Films — Live-Action]] |
| 104 | %% * ''Film/ThreeHundred'': Only to be expected. After all, that was Sparta. |
| 105 | * ''Film/AirForceOne'': This is a movie about the [[RankScalesWithAsskicking President of the United States]] played by Creator/HarrisonFord [[DieHardOnAnX fighting off Russian hijackers on Air Force One and saving hostages]]. |
| 106 | ** Later made fun of in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' with the "America's Ass" joke. |
| 107 | * ''Film/CrimeDoctor'': Wheeler is attempting to break out of prison so he can reenlist in the army. Ordway helps him to understand why this is never going to happen and explains what he can do to aid the cause from inside. |
| 108 | * ''Film/IndependenceDay'': The president is a handsome young fighter pilot who helps save the world and gives a RousingSpeech about July 4 being Independence Day for the entire world, after [[AmericaSavesTheDay America Saved the Day]]. |
| 109 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'': Puts less emphasis on Steve being a super-patriot and more on him being TheCape. He just wants to help people, and the costume and Hitler-punching persona is cooked up by a PropagandaMachine he'd be a lot happier without. The signs pointing to Steve's patriotism are mostly subtle, the most obvious one being his willingness to serve his country by any means, including the aforementioned propaganda. On the other hand, it's also mentioned that the Captain America persona ''did'' eventually grow on him. He also buys very heavily into the fixation with being the underdog that shows up a lot in American patriotism, so it's debatable. |
| 110 | * ''Film/OnceUponATimeInMexico'': The end plays this straight, with the Mariachi and his crew saving the Mexican president, and the entire city fighting a military group attempting a coup. |
| 111 | * ''Film/{{Revolution|1967}}'': This is going through the protesters, because one sign says "U.K. 51st State Of U.S.", and the U.K. would never willingly become a U.S.A. state. |
| 112 | * ''Film/TigerCruise'': This Creator/{{Disney}} movie has lots of American patriotism, being a film about a [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks US Navy]] MilitaryBrat work experience event aboard an aircraft carrier. Incidentally, it also happens to be about [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror 9/11]]. |
| 113 | * When told to kneel before Queen Admira in ''Film/TheHuggaBunch'', Bridget retorts she's an American citizen and won't kneel to anybody, sheepishly remarking that it's in the Constitution. |
| 114 | [[/folder]] |
| 115 | |
| 116 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 117 | * In ''Literature/TheBFG'', Sophie has a moment of this, just after she has been taken away by the BFG. Even though she is terrified that she is about to be eaten, she has a moment of patriotic anger when she learns that the Bonecrunching Giant will only gobble Turks. |
| 118 | --> '''Sophie:''' Why Turks? What's wrong with the English? |
| 119 | * A combination of Patriotic Fervor and Daniel Webster's eloquence wins over the JuryOfTheDamned in ''Literature/TheDevilAndDanielWebster''. |
| 120 | * "[[GratuitousLatin Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.]]"[[note]]"It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country."[[/note]] --[[AncientRome Horace]] |
| 121 | ** The phrase was later used as the title of a poem by the WWI soldier and poet Wilfred Owen, deconstructing this sentiment. |
| 122 | * The poetry of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Pope Jessie Pope]], most famously ''[[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Who%27s_for_the_Game%3F Who's For The Game?]]'' Her career never really recovered after the First World War. |
| 123 | * ''Literature/TheFlawInAllMagic'': The crime lord Bastian, of all people, is a very proud supporter of the Lady Protector, and bends over backward to help when Tane drops her name. |
| 124 | [[/folder]] |
| 125 | |
| 126 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 127 | * ''Series/OneHundredGreatestBritons'': A TV show by the BBC to elect the most admirable Briton of all time was patriotic in nature. |
| 128 | * Most of the main characters from ''Series/BabylonFive'', although they ''are'' largely a group of ambassadors. While these are the more subtle and serious form, Clarke's supporters in the Earth civil war plot are very much the loud kind. |
| 129 | * ''Series/TheColbertReport'': Creator/StephenColbert is as American as it gets. Artist Todd Lockwood described the page image (the art for a [[ExecutiveMeddling tragically rejected]] ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' TCG card) as "I am ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, and so can you!" |
| 130 | * Reality show ''Series/CountingCars'' is firmly in this camp; show star and shop owner Danny "The Count" Koker is the son of a Green Beret and is a huge supporter of the troops. He enjoys doing jobs for military causes and will go all out on said projects. |
| 131 | * ''Series/Danger5:'' Jackson, as fitting due to being an American. |
| 132 | -->'''Jackson:''' There's no way in hell I'm running around France when Lady Liberty herself is in danger! |
| 133 | %%* ''Series/{{JAG}}'': BackedByThePentagon |
| 134 | %%* Sam the Eagle of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' runs on this trope. |
| 135 | [[/folder]] |
| 136 | |
| 137 | [[folder:Magazine]] |
| 138 | * ''Magazine/{{Analog}}'': The [[Recap/Analog1942 July 1942]] issue, which came out during the [[UsefulNotes/AmericanHolidays American Independence Day]] and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, has an American flag over the cover, with the UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity skyline underneath it and an advertisement for buying war bonds. This was coordinated with many other magazines to feature the same cover. The "Buy war bonds for victory" stamp would show up on several later covers that year, too. |
| 139 | [[/folder]] |
| 140 | |
| 141 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 142 | * The song "A Song of Patriotic Prejudice" by Music/FlandersAndSwann, in which they fervently sing that the English are best, lamenting England's lack of a national song. |
| 143 | * ''Call The Names'' is a ConceptAlbum by Music/HeatherDale celebrating the history of and about her UsefulNotes/SocietyForCreativeAnachronism kingdom of Ealdormere. A DownplayedTrope as Ealdormere is not legally a country. |
| 144 | * "Red White and Blue" by Music/JudasPriest plays with the trope: Aside from the band saying the content is tongue in cheek, the lyrics are kept deliberately vague, and the only thing identifying what country it's supposed to be supporting is repeated mentions of a red, white and blue flag: Listeners from the band's native England would be thinking of the Union Jack, but many other countries have red, white and blue flags, including the United States, Puerto Rico and Cuba, even France. the best at The ending of the song is an instrumental quote of "God Save The Queen", the national anthem of the United Kingdom, but even that might be deliberately ambiguous - the American patriotic song "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)" uses the same melody. |
| 145 | [[/folder]] |
| 146 | |
| 147 | [[folder:Myths & Religion]] |
| 148 | * The mythical Myth/BattleOfClavijo has been a source of Spanish nationalism for centuries. Supposedly, when Spain was conquered by Muslims, the Apostle Saint James himself came down from {{heaven}} to defend the kingdom of Asturias. Saint James single-handedly turned the tide of battle and pushed back the Muslims. From that point on Spanish soldiers have invoked the name of Saint James ("Santiago" in Spanish). |
| 149 | [[/folder]] |
| 150 | |
| 151 | [[folder:Pinballs]] |
| 152 | * Creator/{{Gottlieb}}'s ''Pinball/SpiritOf76'' is completely marinated in this trope. Justified as the pinball was released to celebrate the United States Bicentennial. |
| 153 | * Similarly, Gottlieb's ''Pinball/{{Rocky}}'' pinball is heavily decorated with the stars and stripes of the American flag, while the bumpers and targets are all red, white, or blue. |
| 154 | * ''Pinball/EvelKnievel'', like [[UsefulNotes/EvelKnievel the stuntman himself]], is awash in patriotic red, white, and blue stars and stripes. |
| 155 | * Creator/{{Bally}}'s ''Pinball/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' is predominately red and blue, accented with a bevy of white stars and an assortment of jet fighters. |
| 156 | * ''Pinball/HarlemGlobetrottersOnTour'' is awash in red, white, and blue stars and stripes. |
| 157 | * There's a subdued version in Bally's ''Pinball/HarleyDavidson'', which features a cross-country road trip with eagles and a U-S-A SpellingBonus. |
| 158 | ** The third edition of the Creator/SternPinball ''Harley'' game has American flags in the playfield backgrounds. |
| 159 | [[/folder]] |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 162 | * The deeply patriotic American is a borderline StockCharacter. Wrestling/HulkHogan in his prime, though, exemplified this trope. When the Hulkster left WWE in 1993, Wrestling/LexLuger rather awkwardly took over his role as the AllAmericanFace. |
| 163 | * Wrestling/TheIronSheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff, whom he was VitriolicBestBuds with, showed that this trope wasn't limited to American patriotism. (Volkoff eventually became quite fond of the U.S. as a result of his HeelFaceTurn, and ironically found himself opposed to all-American Badass Wrestling/SgtSlaughter after Slaughter experienced a FaceHeelTurn and became an Iraqi sympathizer.) |
| 164 | * Dennis Rivera of La Rabia in the World Wrestling League, a member of the Puerto Rico Nationalist Party whose very presence usually questions why Puerto Rican's don't rebel. He's one of the promotion's top {{face}}s and a third of their first tercias titleholders(a trios champion, basically). Subverted when Wrestling/{{Carlito C|olon}}aribbean Cool was in the promotion though, as the commentators only half-heartedly supported him for being Boricua while otherwise favoring many of his foreign opponents such as La Parka Jr. |
| 165 | * Ever since returning to Japan and becoming "The Rainmaker" of CHAOS, Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada's been known for hyperbolic speeches about his nation's greatness. |
| 166 | [[/folder]] |
| 167 | |
| 168 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 169 | * Being about the Revolutionary War, nearly every character in the musical ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix'' is an ardent patriot. An honorable mention, however, goes to Caeser Rodney, who came back to Philadelphia to vote while dying of cancer and shouted down everyone who disagreed with the war. |
| 170 | ** Richard Henry Lee's song 'The Lees of Old Virginia' is a tribute both to his family and to the state of Virginia, at a time when states were more like small countries. |
| 171 | [[/folder]] |
| 172 | |
| 173 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 174 | * "America Cares Bear" is a ''Franchise/CareBears'' character introduced in 2003 as a reaction to 9/11. She is renamed "America Bear" in many places outside of the USA. She's a white bear with an American-themed rainbow on her stomach. |
| 175 | [[/folder]] |
| 176 | |
| 177 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 178 | * ''VideoGame/FreedomForce'': Minuteman and Liberty Lad are American-themed superheroes. |
| 179 | * This trope is the backstory for the Korean characters of the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries''. Hwang and Yun-Seong are soldiers in the Imperial Navy seeking Soul Edge in order to fight Japan and prove their national superiority. Seong Mi Na is trying to prove that females can be as capable soldiers as male recruits. |
| 180 | * Masakado for ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei''. He once was a samurai warlord who tried to overthrow the Emperor, and after his death, his spirit and devotion to the people proved so strong, he became a benevolent protector deity for the Tokyo area. The National Defense Divinities, a handful of Shinto gods, were likewise devoted enough to volunteer themselves into the local UsefulNotes/KaijuDefenseForce against invading demons. |
| 181 | * In ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis 4'', Captain William Rush is the very patriotic sidekick of the two VSSE agents assigned to the mission. He is quite upset to find out that the terrorists are [[WesternTerrorists a rebellious U.S. military unit]], and when he confronts one of their major figures, he lets his wrestling skills loose while he and his terrorist opponent exchange some pretty heated banter. |
| 182 | --> '''Rush:''' "You...you're a disgrace to your country! ''You took an oath of loyalty to your country!''" \ |
| 183 | '''Mathers:''' "That oath meant ''nuthin'!''" |
| 184 | * A more positive example of American patriotism in the ''Fallout'' games lies in [[WeHelpTheHelpless the Minutemen]] of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', who style themselves after the historical [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minutemen Minutemen]] from the American Revolutionary War. This includes dressing up in longcoats and brimmed hats, using powerful homemade Laser Muskets, and using old marching tunes in their radio station, Radio Freedom. The Minutemen General's outfit looks like ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's costume as a BadassLongcoat. |
| 185 | [[/folder]] |
| 186 | |
| 187 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 188 | * ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'''s UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan has the ability to break the legs of shoplifters through patriotic fervor, which also makes him immune to bullets. |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Websites]] |
| 192 | * Website/JibJab studios released a video portraying President UsefulNotes/BarackObama as a Franchise/{{Superman}}-esque super-hero, and as such, filled it to the brim with Patriotic Fervor. The ending of the video in particular will make you want to salute the flag: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVFdAJRVm94 Check it out here]]. |
| 193 | [[/folder]] |
| 194 | |
| 195 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 196 | * Matt of ''WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay'' loves to shout "America!" whenever he sees something patriotic. Or does something awesome. Or when he does something really stupid but thinks it's awesome. This is despite the fact that he's actually a Canadian. |
| 197 | [[/folder]] |
| 198 | |
| 199 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 200 | * All {{wartime cartoon}}s made during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII fall into this domain since they are pure propaganda with an "AmericaWonWorldWarII against the Axis" message. Examples are ''WesternAnimation/RussianRhapsody'', ''WesternAnimation/TheNewSpirit'', ''WesternAnimation/AnyBondsToday'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSpiritOf43'', ''WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf'', ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'', ''WesternAnimation/TokioJokio'', ''WesternAnimation/HerrMeetsHare'', ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunnyNipsTheNips'', ''WesternAnimation/PlaneDaffy'', ''WesternAnimation/DaffyTheCommando'', ''WesternAnimation/DerFuehrersFace'' and ''WesternAnimation/EducationForDeath''. |
| 201 | * PlayedForLaughs in one scene in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' where Buzz Lightyear delivers a RousingSpeech to get the other toys to go with him to rescue Woody, with an American flag flying behind him. This would later MatchCut to the scene where Al falls asleep to the TV signing off as the National Anthem plays. [[http://movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=431289 Outside the U.S., this was changed to a multicolored globe with fireworks going off as a different piece of music from the movie's soundtrack plays.]] |
| 202 | * Zigzagged in ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'': While the U.S. edition of the '80s-era cartoon goes hyper-patriotic in its opening credits, theme song, and subtitle, the actual content had to keep its {{Eagleland}} Fervor somewhat less excessive, as the cartoon was also marketed internationally. Overseas, the Joes were depicted as a multinational anti-terrorist force, albeit one with a lot of proudly-American members. |
| 203 | [[/folder]] |
| 204 | |
| 205 | !!Patriotism is Bad |
| 206 | |
| 207 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 208 | * Played darkly in the Alabasta Arc of ''Manga/OnePiece'', in which BigBad [[MagnificentBastard Crocodile]] uses this to turn the people of the country of Alabasta against each other. He arranges events so that half of the population becomes convinced that the King is self-serving and out to [[AristocratsAreEvil ruin the country for his own benefit]], so they start a rebellion and go to war against the other half who remain loyal to the King. Crocodile's description of his plan? |
| 209 | -->'''Crocodile''': [[ManipulativeBastard The people's love for the country will be what destroys it.]] |
| 210 | * ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' explores the dangers of when love for your country is used to justify atrocities and violent nationalism. [[spoiler: After the TimeSkip, Eren has become the central figure of a nationalistic movement that seeks to re-establish the ancient Eldian Empire. Members of this movement begin to conspire against their own government, leaking partial information to the public to turn them against the military and even assassinating Commander Darius Zackley. The group includes more than one SociopathicSoldier, who believe the past conflicts with the Warriors justifies them trying to burn down the Liberio ghetto. The main cast is horrified to watch Eren and his followers sliding deeper and deeper into fanaticism]]. |
| 211 | [[/folder]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder:Comedy]] |
| 214 | * Discussed by Creator/ChrisRock in ''Never Scared''. He discusses how after 9/11 and at the start of the Iraq War, Americans were extremely patriotic, and there was "accepted racism" towards French and Arabs. |
| 215 | -->'''Chris:''' Then they went to, "I'm American, I'm American, fuck all these illegal aliens!" Then I started listening, 'cause I know niggas and Jews is next! |
| 216 | [[/folder]] |
| 217 | |
| 218 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 219 | * The difference in US and UK perceptions of apparent Patriotic Fervor is the reason why ComicBook/CaptainBritain is pretty much unheard of in his 'home' country, considered equal parts sad and hilarious when people know he exists. Though this is likely due to the fact that his design (a strapping great big muscular guy emblazoned with the Union Flag) caters far more to the American tastes of what constitutes a hero. Brits far prefer their heroes a little more Byronic, cynical and witty -- which is why home-grown Franchise/JamesBond and Franchise/SherlockHolmes have always been so well received and are the UK's counterpart of patriotic characters. |
| 220 | * Parodied with "American Eagle" and "USA Patriot Act", two of the [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual metaprodigies]] at ''ComicBook/PS238'' school. As candidates to replace Freedom Fighter (the ComicBook/CaptainAmerica {{Expy}} of the [=PS238=]-verse) they constantly try to outdo each other in Patriotic Fervor, to the bemusement and annoyance of their teachers and classmates: |
| 221 | -->'''American Eagle''': Good citizens, can you lend a fellow American assistance? I'm in search of Mr. Alloy's classroom. I wish to further my education in science so that I might contribute to the innovation that makes our country a leader in the quest for knowledge! |
| 222 | * ''ComicBook/HeroesReborn2021'': Every member of the Squadron Supreme, even technical foreigners like Power Princess, have a xenophobic, jingoist pride in America. Doctor Spectrum has a near-genocidal hatred of all alien life, applying Manifest Destiny to space exploration by subjugating every other race and exterminating any that won't fall in line. Hyperion and Power Princess similarly committed a near-genocide of all the mutants. |
| 223 | [[/folder]] |
| 224 | |
| 225 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 226 | * A ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' strip had Paige claiming to be doing her Freedom homework (instead of "French homework"), to her mother's irritation. |
| 227 | [[/folder]] |
| 228 | |
| 229 | [[folder:Films — Live-Action]] |
| 230 | * Played with in ''Film/TheRock''. |
| 231 | -->'''[[GeneralRipper Gen. Hummel]]''': "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." -- UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson.\ |
| 232 | '''[[Creator/SeanConnery John Mason]]''': "Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious," according to Creator/OscarWilde. ''[[IResembleThatRemark *Hummel pistol-whips him.*]]'' Thank you for proving my point. |
| 233 | ** That line about watering the Tree of Liberty with blood is one of the reasons the author of the Declaration of Independence may be seen as a bit of a {{jerkass}} -- it could be used to justify things like the French Terror. |
| 234 | ** The same line has also been used as justification by terrorists, racists, and assorted unpleasant characters up to modern times. [[WesternTerrorists Timothy McVeigh]] was known to wear a tee-shirt with the quote on it. |
| 235 | * The Deltas deploy this in ''Film/AnimalHouse'' in order to deflect attention from the (accurate) charge that they supplied their underage pledges with alcoholic beverages and date-raped their female guests at a toga party. Eric Stratton argues that [[DontShootTheMessage it's unfair to railroad the entire Delta fraternity because of the actions of a few bad apples]]. [[InsaneTrollLogic After all, one might as well scapegoat institutions of higher learning in general for allowing such organizations to exist at all -- and, by extension, one might also condemn the United States of America for mismanaging its national educational system. And how dare you! That's unpatriotic!]] They then leave the room humming the national anthem. |
| 236 | * ''Film/MishimaALifeInFourChapters'': Mishima and Isao have this badly. [[spoiler:It doesn't end well for them.]] |
| 237 | * ''Film/UncleSam'', a slasher about the title character killing off the unpatriotic (flag burners, draft dodgers, sleazy lawyers, soldiers, and politicians, etc.) But in reality, he's not some super patriot vigilante, just a psycho who likes killing people. |
| 238 | * ''Film/{{Army}}'' is a very subtle example. It was commissioned in 1944 by the Imperial Japanese Army as a pro-army, Patriotism Is Good film. But director Creator/KeisukeKinoshita was an anti-war liberal, so he snuck in a subtle Patriotism Is Bad message. Sometimes, it's subtle, like when two ArmchairMilitary idiots have a ridiculous argument over whether the Mongols could have conquered Japan 650 years earlier--one gets very angry when the other suggests that, well, they could have. At other times the Patriotism Is Bad message is more overt and dramatic, like when a panicking, sobbing mother tries to fight her way through a cheering crowd to get one last look at her marching son before he goes off to war. |
| 239 | [[/folder]] |
| 240 | |
| 241 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 242 | * In the Brazilian classic ''Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma'' ("The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma") by Lima Barreto, the titular Policarpo Quaresma is a good-hearted federal worker from the end of the 19th century, in the start of the First Brazilian Republic, who is a fervorous patriot for Brazil, to the point that he believes Tupi should be the national language and ended up being labeled as insane and kept in an asylum for six months. However, Policarpo has a great shock by the end of the novel, in which he tries to help the newly proclaimed republic by fighting for the harsh president [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floriano_Peixoto Floriano Peixoto]] against the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolta_da_Armada Naval Revolts]] and gets accused of being a traitor by Peixoto when Quaresma protests against the treatment of prisoners. Arrested for a treason he never commited and sentenced to death, a disillusioned Policarpo laments his patriotism in prison, believing the country he so much believed in was only a myth created by himself in his office. The novel was highly critic of the Romanticism movement, the social injustices in Brazil and the authoritarianism of the First Republic. |
| 243 | * In ''The War Prayer'' by Creator/MarkTwain the people are so caught up in patriotic feelings the implication of the prayers for victory (i.e. wishing death and suffering on the enemy) simply doesn't occur to him. |
| 244 | [[/folder]] |
| 245 | |
| 246 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 247 | * ''Series/{{House}}'': When overseas job relocation comes up in a conversation between House, Adams, and Parker in season 8, House dismisses patriotism with his usual cynicism: |
| 248 | -->''"Patriotism is nothing but loyalty to real estate. Real estate that's been conquered 800 times by 800 different regimes with 800 different cultures. But each time it's just the best."'' |
| 249 | * ''Series/MyWorldAndWelcomeToIt'': Negatively played with in "Rally Round the Flag." [[ParentalObliviousness John has no clue what sort of gift a girl Lydia's age would like for Christmas]] (his wife normally does the shopping), so he settles on buying a large American flag. Lydia is surprised and disappointed when she opens the present, but decides not to make a fuss about it. She makes the best of things by conspicuously flying the huge flag outside her window, which gets their neighbors in an uproar. The Monroes become the source of intense gossip from townsfolk thinking John and his family have something to hide. Several of John's neighbors cancel their subscriptions to ''The Manhattanite'' over this issue. John also gets visited by a group of Revolutionary War battle descendants who pressure him to take the flag down because he's neither a war veteran nor a member of their organization -- that he's in fact the only person with a flag up, doing so during a time of year they see as inappropriate. Or as the battle descendants puts it, "Our view is unity in the community, everybody pulling together as a team," and "You're making the rest of us look unpatriotic," and "You're out of line, Monroe -- you ought to get in step with the rest of us," and "This is a fine neighborhood, Monroe -- love it or leave it." By the end of the episode, the rest of the neighbors have come around to John's way of thinking and are flying flags of their own. |
| 250 | * The ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'' episode "Red, White, & Dick" centered on the aliens discovering patriotism. In an effort to be as American as possible, Sally, Tommy, and Harry looked over the Declaration of Independence. They latched onto the phrase "all men are created equal" and ended up creating a DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything version of CommieLand. Meanwhile, Dick discovered that he was Canadian in his phony Earth identity and took the citizenship test (which is weird, since he was able to register to vote in the earlier episode "Dick the Vote"). |
| 251 | [[/folder]] |
| 252 | |
| 253 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 254 | * "Waiting For The Worms" from Music/PinkFloyd's ''Music/TheWall'' has our protagonist use phrases like "would you like to see Britannia rule again, my friend? All you have to do is follow the worms!" to try to bring people over to his side. Keep in mind that, at this point, he's essentially a neo-Nazi skinhead. |
| 255 | [[/folder]] |
| 256 | |
| 257 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 258 | * [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] with the {{Jerkass}} heel Wrestling/KurtAngle, who was so patriotic that he wore a starred and striped singlet and insulted ''Canadian'' people; and darkly subverted with Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield, who merely exploited patriotism as a vehicle to seize power. |
| 259 | * Rene Dupree showed French Patriotic Fervor during 2003-2004 (which, [[RippedFromTheHeadlines if you'll remember the current events going on at the time]], was when there was a huge backlash against France due to their actively trying to undermine the invasion of Iraq). He was then joined by Wrestling/RobConway, an American turncoat "French sympathizer", forming the tag team La Resistance, and getting Heel heat not only from the fans but particularly Wrestling/JimRoss and Wrestling/JerryLawler ([[EvenEvilHasStandards despite Lawler being a heel]], or at least a JerkWithAHeartOfGold). |
| 260 | ** A couple of years later, Sylvan Grenier - the third La Resistance member - became the self-appointed Ambassador of Quebec, a heel who kept telling people that Quebec was the best place in the world. This culminated in a Smackdown from Montreal, [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaoush_sd-22-09-06-tatanka-vs-sylvan_sport where he got massive cheers]]. |
| 261 | ** Both Dupree and Grenier are actually Canadian, and after a while (perhaps to mitigate hostility among fans in France) they were billed as French-''Canadian'' jingoists. (For context, French-Canadians are often viewed by Anglo-Canadians with even more disdain than Mexican-Americans are viewed in the U.S.) Humorously, Rob Conway was also billed as a Canadian despite being from New Jersey. |
| 262 | * Ashley America, a {{straw man}} [[EvilReactionary reactionary]] [[WrestlingDoesntPay wrestling pundit]] who denounces Valkyrie Women's Pro for violating American traditions like not hiring "natives" such as the "job stealing" Nyla Rose and Wrestling/{{Hania|TheHowlingHuntress}}. |
| 263 | * Salina de la Renta is known for scouting and aiding Latin Americans of all kinds, so long as their official nationality is USA. If you're a foreigner she at best sees you as a tool to be used and discarded. At worst you are a diseased nut who needs to be deported. |
| 264 | [[/folder]] |
| 265 | |
| 266 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 267 | * The computer, some of the rebellions, and a lot of the players in ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' act on a twisted form of this trope. |
| 268 | [[/folder]] |
| 269 | |
| 270 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 271 | * ''VideoGame/Fallout3'': LIBERTY PRIME IS ONLINE. ALL SYSTEMS NOMINAL. WEAPONS: HOT. MISSION: THE DESTRUCTION OF ANY AND ''ALL'' [[DirtyCommunists CHINESE COMMUNISTS]]. AMERICA WILL NEVER FALL TO COMMUNIST INVASION. EMBRACE DEMOCRACY OR ''YOU WILL BE'' '''ERADICATED!''' |
| 272 | ** The Enclave in general tended toward this (along with OppressiveStatesOfAmerica) during the final days of the Old World, and only got worse in the post-apocalyptic era, to the point of having to be taken down in ''Fallout 3''. |
| 273 | * ''Videogame/FalloutNewVegas'' has Dr. Borous of the Old World Blues DLC, who similiar to Liberty Prime has a psychotic hatred of communists. In his case, however, it seems to be a mask for his petty hatred of a high school bully and a girl who rejected him. |
| 274 | * [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 The Soldier]] is often implied to suffer greatly from this in the ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' fandom. A number of his domination lines, though, cement his [[CrossesTheLineTwice hilariously]] over the top jingoism. The fact that he has a grasp on reality that can charitably be described as 'tenuous' only makes it that much funnier. |
| 275 | -->"Stars and Stripes beats Hammer and Sickle, LOOK IT UP." (Upon dominating the Heavy, a Russian)\ |
| 276 | "America wins again!" (When dominating the German Medic)\ |
| 277 | "Your white flag does not stop American bullets." (Dominating the [[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys French]] Spy) |
| 278 | * The Jack Howitzer commercials in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'''s [[Radio/GTARadio radio]]. All of them satirical over-the-top parody jingoism. |
| 279 | -->'''Howitzer''': I'm an American! AND YOU'RE NOT! SO F***ING DIE!\ |
| 280 | '''Narrator''': [[LampshadeHanging Rated RP for 'Really Patriotic'.]] |
| 281 | * Defense Minister Tamagami of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse'', a Japanese nationalist who wants to purge Japan of foreign influence (especially American, Chinese, and Russian), and will [[spoiler:experiment on unwilling humans or even have the country wiped and rebuilt]] if that's what it takes. Even if he's been [[spoiler:reduced to a BrainInAJar]]. |
| 282 | * ''VideoGame/TheNewOrderLastDaysOfEurope'': Any country defined as "Ultranationalist" in ideology is Patriotism is Bad taken to the most ugly and destructive extremes. It is described as a blend of rabid militarism and veneration of the nation above all else, with stratification and racism blended into everyday life. Ultranationalist countries usually make military service mandatory and plot revenge against perceived enemies. The best example is the All-Russian Black League, a Russian warlord state comprised of {{General Ripper}}s and {{War Hawk}}s aiming to reunite Russia and prepare it for the [[red:Great Trial]], a [[GuiltFreeExterminationWar final genocidal showdown]] with Nazi Germany that will see nuclear and chemical weapons employed ''en masse'', [[NonStandardGameOver with their showdown resulting in]] TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. Many of the Black League's leadership are well aware their insane plan will destroy the world, and in fact their vision of the [[red:Great Trial]] hinges on it. |
| 283 | * The BigBad of ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'' -- [[DarkMessiah Prophet Zachary Comstock]] -- drives [[FloatingContinent the rogue floating city of Columbia]] with a twisted exaggeration of American hyper-jingoism, clinging onto ideals of [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalism]] and [[AbsoluteXenophobe militant xenophobia]] to such an extreme ([[DeliberateValuesDissonance even by the standards of its 1912 time period]]) that he considers the America below an irreparably tainted sodom [[LeaveNoSurvivors that must be cleansed in a flood of fire]]. The sheer InUniverse perversion [[NoTrueScotsman of what makes America "America"]] is so extreme that it religiously hails UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington, Creator/BenjaminFranklin, and UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint as literal deity figures to justify their pogroms]] (for those not in the know, Washington ''hated'' [[PermanentElectedOfficial the ideal of kings]], Franklin was deeply Egalitarian and a Deist, and Jefferson coined the concept of "separation of church and state"). |
| 284 | [[/folder]] |
| 285 | |
| 286 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 287 | * ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': The horrors people will carry out in the name of nationalism come up again and again in the conflict between [[FalseUtopia Cresce]] and [[FascistButInefficient Alderode]]. Even plenty of otherwise decent people from both countries display the bigotry and hatred caused by nationalism. |
| 288 | [[/folder]] |
| 289 | |
| 290 | [[folder:Websites]] |
| 291 | * NewsParody ''[[Blog/ElChiguireBipolar El Chigüire Bipolar]]'' tends to portrait Venezuelan patriotic fervor negatively. An example is in the article "[[http://www.elchiguirebipolar.net/21-01-2013/venezolano-feliz-porque-su-lo-atracaron-en-la-playa-mas-bella-del-mundo/ Venezuelan happy because he was mugged in the most beautiful beach in the world]]", in which the subject finds a reason to be proud of his country in everything terrible that happens to him. |
| 292 | [[/folder]] |
| 293 | |
| 294 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 295 | * Bandit Keith in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' is a bizarre version of this, who "apparently likes to remind everyone that he's from America". Every other line that he speaks ends with him saying "in America!" or making references to being American. [[spoiler:In a bizarre twist, he's Canadian.]] |
| 296 | [[/folder]] |
| 297 | |
| 298 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 299 | * On one episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Peter is swept up in a wave of pro-Americanism that ultimately leads to a crusade against immigrants, of which he, naturally, turns out to be one. At one point, Brian points out that there is a difference between patriotism and post-9/11 paranoia. |
| 300 | -->'''Peter''': [''Wearing a suit made of an American flag''] This is how a patriot dresses.\ |
| 301 | '''Stewie''': You look like the Statue of Liberty's pimp. |
| 302 | * Major Glory the Superhero from ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' who is a parody of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and ComicBook/{{Superman}}. |
| 303 | %%* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' parodied this mercilessly in "Bart-Mangled Banner". |
| 304 | %%* And let's not get into ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' |
| 305 | [[/folder]] |
| 306 | |
| 307 | !!Mixed or Unclassifiable |
| 308 | |
| 309 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 310 | * Parodied in this ad for the Carl's Jr. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjSJj_Pdjys Most American Thickburger]] which is seen being eaten by an all-American model wearing a FlagBikini, lounging in a hot tub in the back of a flag-painted pickup driven by a bull-rider...on an aircraft carrier, by Art/LadyLiberty... all while "America the Beautiful" plays in the background. |
| 311 | [[/folder]] |
| 312 | |
| 313 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 314 | * ''Anime/CodeGeass'' switches it up depending on the character and which nation they're loyal to. Brittanians, by and large, are composed almost entirely of jingoistic imperialists whereas the Japanese are mostly portrayed as [[LaResistance freedom fighters]]. However, they do occasionally mix and match each group's ideals. For example, Brittania seems to not have much of an issue with racism (the clearly Indian-descended Villetta is staunchly proud of her Brittanian nationality), and there are several examples of the pro-Japanese movement being highly exclusionary even to Japanese-sympathetic Brittanian forces. |
| 315 | * [[NationsAsPeople America]] of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' is filled with Patriotic Fervor and a passion for freedom and justice. But while it often makes him InnocentlyInsensitive and arrogant, it's also made clear that America acts this way because he [[HeroicWannabe genuinely believes]] his nation is good, and doesn't mean any harm by it. |
| 316 | ** Of course, all the Nation-tans of ''Hetalia'' feel this way about their countries, since they ''are'' their countries; America is just the most open about it. |
| 317 | * ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun'' has the BigBad [[PresidentEvil President Funny Valentine]], who is at least a competent enough politician to keep [[VillainWithGoodPublicity most of his citizens happy]]. However, he's willing to resort to DirtyBusiness to obtain [[spoiler:Jesus's corpse]] and turn his country into a utopia while dooming the rest of the planet to extreme misfortune. [[FreudianExcuse The reason he goes so far]] is because he wants to live up to his father, who died while resisting all kinds of torture for his country. |
| 318 | [[/folder]] |
| 319 | |
| 320 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 321 | * Discussed in the ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story "The Dark Age"; the disillusionment many Americans felt in TheSeventies -- that the United States was [[BrokenPedestal no longer a flawless leader of the world]] -- is reflected in the public's growing skepticism about superheroes. Meanwhile, a group called the Sterling Foundation pushes for a renewed sense of nationalism, urging Americans to "stand up" against opposition and criticism. |
| 322 | * While good ol' ComicBook/CaptainAmerica was originally conceived as essentially propaganda, over the years he's been developed and deconstructed in enough ways to remain sympathetic to foreigners and internationalists. Many of his contemporary counterparts like the [[Characters/CaptainAmericaHeroes U.S. Agent]] tend to represent the more extreme side of this trope. |
| 323 | * Parodied in ''ComicBook/PS238'': The universe's local CaptainPatriotic is getting up in the years, and both the Democratic and Republican Party want his successor to adhere to their party line. Thus, they push their own candidates, both of whom constantly try to out-patriotic the other on-screen. Did we mention both of said candidates are in primary school and none of their classmates understand anything of what they're doing? |
| 324 | * Played with in ''ComicBook/PowerAndGlory'': A-Pex is an all-American FlyingBrick hero with blonde hair, boyish good looks, and is an IdealHero -- but it's all a manufactured persona by the US government as a product of nationalist fantasy. |
| 325 | * A depressing variant occurs in ''ComicBook/WhenTheWindBlows'', a story about an elderly couple struggling to survive WorldWarIII after the UsefulNotes/ColdWar turned hot. Both were children during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and [[CosyCatastrophe remember it with rose-tinted glasses as a result]], with the husband Jim thinking WarIsGlorious and having the utmost faith that the British government would save the day again. Even after the nuke finally drops, they fail to realize EverybodysDeadDave and never give up hope that the government would come save them, not realizing it no longer exists. The story doesn't criticize patriotism as a whole, only blind faith in authority. |
| 326 | [[/folder]] |
| 327 | |
| 328 | [[folder:Films — Animation]] |
| 329 | * Lampshaded in ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'', with lighthearted jokes and references to Mexico as the center of the universe. Even the ''country'' itself has a moustache. |
| 330 | [[/folder]] |
| 331 | |
| 332 | [[folder:Films — Live-Action]] |
| 333 | * The second film in the ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' series ''is'' this trope. |
| 334 | ** The third film. Only then it's Afghani patriotism rather than American. |
| 335 | ** Considering that Rambo pretty much disowns America at the end of the second film because he's disgusted by the government's attempt to cover up Vietnam still holding American [=POWs=], this trope may not apply to the ''Rambo'' films. |
| 336 | * Some of ''Film/ChariotsOfFire'' is about the difference between healthy patriotism and unhealthy. One of the best scenes shows athletes saluting each other's flags and giving respect to each other's patriotism in a spirit of [[WorthyOpponent comradeship-in-competition]] between idealistic youthful athletes. It gives the idea that for a short time the world was a fellowship of nations. |
| 337 | [[/folder]] |
| 338 | |
| 339 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 340 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': |
| 341 | ** In ''Literature/{{Jingo}}'' the nobles of Ankh-Morpork have an army consisting of officers with no experience leading troops with no training, yet they expect it to take no more than a day to defeat an army several times larger with years of experience. There's also little old ladies who try to shame the city's police officers for not abandoning their posts to join the army. The set-up is more than slightly reminiscent of the popular image of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The book takes its name from the rhyme (quoted in the book itself) that gave us the word "jingoism". |
| 342 | ** Reg Shoe. In fact, when he actually GETS involved in a Revolution (in which nobody pays any attention to him), in the final battle that is the climax of ''Literature/NightWatchDiscworld'', Reg Shoe is killed by several crossbow bolts. His revolutionary fervor is so great that this doesn't stop him, and he only gets more enthusiastic as a zombie. |
| 343 | * ''Literature/SkippysList'' has examples: |
| 344 | -->26. Never tell a German soldier that "We kicked your ass in World War 2!" |
| 345 | * ''Literature/SpySchool'': In the seventh book, when Alexander and Catherine Hale get into an argument about having never told each other they were spies. |
| 346 | -->'''Catherine:''' When were you ever honest with me?\ |
| 347 | '''Alexander:''' That was different! When I lied to you, it was for the good of the United States.\ |
| 348 | '''Catherine:''' Well, when I lied to you, it was for the sake of England.\ |
| 349 | '''Alexander:''' That's not as important as lying for the United States. America is more important than England.\ |
| 350 | '''Catherine:''' Do not make this argument about which country is better. If you do, I will crush you. |
| 351 | [[/folder]] |
| 352 | |
| 353 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 354 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 355 | ** Yvonne Hartman from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E12ArmyOfGhosts "Army of Ghosts"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday "Doomsday"]] is a patriotic servant of the British Empire ("There isn't a British Empire!" [[BadassBoast "Not yet."]]), and as a result she runs the rather shady Torchwood Institute, which kills and robs aliens coming to Earth in order to get their technology, even accidentally allowing ''two'' separate alien invasions. [[spoiler:At the same time, her patriotic fervour allows her to retain her own identity after being Cyberconverted, with her eventually making a HeroicSacrifice.]] |
| 356 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E6TheVampiresOfVenice "The Vampires of Venice"]]: Isabella and her father Guido both attempt to intimidate the enemy with patriotic proclamations of being Venetian. |
| 357 | * Series/{{Frasier}}'s upstairs neighbor and SitcomArchNemesis Cam Winston exploits this by hanging a giant American flag off his terrace which completely obscures the view from Frasier's apartment. When Frasier tries to go to the tenants board to have it taken down the board refuses and accuses him of being un-American for it. Cam prompts the board into singing the national anthem, and then quietly cuts a deal with Frasier to take the flag down in exchange for switching parking spaces. |
| 358 | * Major Frank Burns on ''Series/{{MASH}}'' was the quintessence of this trope. He had [[TheFundamentalist religious arrogance]] in [[Film/{{MASH}} the movie]] as well. |
| 359 | ** Colonel Flagg (U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Division), embodies a jingoistic, paranoid, "Americans are God" straw patriotism that is both funny and deeply disturbing at the same time. |
| 360 | *** During TheFifties it would not have been entirely unrealistic or entirely Straw to find Flagg-like individuals in such a role. And in several other decades as well. And in RealLife they're even more disturbing. |
| 361 | ** In contrast, Colonel Potter's patriotism is unquestionable, serious, and very downplayed. It's also proven by the fact he's on his third war, and still faithfully serving despite being old enough to have retired. |
| 362 | * In ''Series/TedLasso'', Dani Rojas is a cheerful, friendly all-around NiceGuy. Unless he's playing for the Mexican national team, where he becomes deadly serious and aggressive. |
| 363 | [[/folder]] |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 366 | * Music/FlandersAndSwann's "A Song of Patriotic Prejudice" is a parody of this. |
| 367 | [[/folder]] |
| 368 | |
| 369 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 370 | * The Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance has a member promotion from every continent except Antarctica at some point in its history, but it was the United State whose Olympic wrestling team got their official sponsorship. USA! (Individual members were free to sponsor whatever nation they wanted) |
| 371 | * In 2005, Wrestling/{{Christian}} wanted to be drafted from Raw to Smackdown because Smackdown had Americans, Mexicans, Japanese, and Frenchmen but it had no Canadians. |
| 372 | [[/folder]] |
| 373 | |
| 374 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
| 375 | * ''Franchise/TheMuppets'': Sam Eagle is a parody version of this. He has been [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] over the years from being a [[TheComicallySerious stick in the mud culture snob]] who happens to be patriotic (he is an AmericanEagle, after all) to full-on obsessed with America. Examples include: |
| 376 | ** ''Ride/MuppetVision3D'': Sam is the one who orchestrates the "A Salute to All Nations, but Mostly America" presentation. |
| 377 | ** ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol'': Parodied even further when Sam, who is playing a 19th-century British headmaster, starts to say, "It is the American Way", before getting nudged by Gonzo/Charles Dickens. Sam corrects himself: "It is the ''British'' way." |
| 378 | * ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'' parodies US patriotism, but even more severely mocks the anti-patriotism of Hollywood celebrities. This is made evident in TheHero's KirkSummation. |
| 379 | -->''We're dicks! [[LeeroyJenkins We're reckless, arrogant, stupid dicks]]. And the [[FunWithAcronyms Film Actors Guild]] are pussies. [[UsefulNotes/TheRulersOfNorthKorea Kim Jong Il]] is an asshole. Pussies don't like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But [[AntiHero dicks also fuck assholes]]. Assholes that just want to shit on everything. [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way]]. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick with some balls. The problem with dicks is that [[WhatTheHellHero they fuck too much or fuck when it's not appropriate]]. And it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes [[StrawPolitical pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves]]. Because pussies are an inch and half away from assholes. [[Film/{{Casablanca}} I don't know much about this crazy crazy world]], but I do know this: if you don't let us fuck this asshole, we're going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit!'' |
| 380 | [[/folder]] |
| 381 | |
| 382 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 383 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': On one hand, patriotism to an overzealous, stagnant, and gleefully genocidal VestigialEmpire has prevented the men of the CrapsackWorld they live in from ever getting better. On the other hand, all that overzealous patriotic willpower is the only reason they're still hanging on in a universe filled with demons and evil geniuses that should have killed them ten times over. |
| 384 | [[/folder]] |
| 385 | |
| 386 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 387 | * American Patriotic Fervor was the theme of the musical ''Strike Up the Band'', which had the U.S. starting a war with Switzerland over either cheese or chocolate. |
| 388 | * George M. Cohan's name was once all but synonymous with American Patriotic Fervor. |
| 389 | * In the number "A Healthy, Normal American Boy" from ''Theatre/ByeByeBirdie'', Patriotic Fervor is one device employed to avoid having to answer questions about Conrad Birdie honestly. His fan clubs also pledge their allegiance "to Conrad Birdie and the United States of America, both indivisible with liberty and justice for all." |
| 390 | * Jim, the 'gentleman caller' in ''Theatre/TheGlassMenagerie'', expresses his love for the many wonders of life in America... During ''TheGreatDepression''. He's portrayed as [[NiceGuy likable]], but [[WideEyedIdealist foolishly idealistic]] for his beliefs. |
| 391 | * Spoofed in ''Theatre/HMSPinafore'' in TheMelBrooksNumber "He Is An Englishman." The music sounds like a stirring patriotic anthem in praise of the character's English nationality, until you notice the lyrics are mocking the entire concept of patriotism by explaining that it means he must have actively resisted the temptation to belong to any other nation. |
| 392 | [[/folder]] |
| 393 | |
| 394 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 395 | * While travelling through Bohemia in ''VideoGame/{{Darklands}}'', your party may encounter a group of Hussite rebels. When they identify your heroes as ethnic Germans, things may get very violent very soon, although, typically for the game, there are several options to avoid bloodshed if you can use certain skills or a saintly intervention. |
| 396 | * ''VideoGame/MetalWolfChaos'': President Wilson covers both poles: [[TautologicalTemplar he's apparently convinced he can do anything because he's the American president,]] but uses this power to single-handedly defend his country's '''[[HotBlooded BURNING FREEDOM]]!!!''' which is universally badass. Apparently, the Japanese think Americans defeat their enemies through ''hotblooded Patriotism''! |
| 397 | * ''Franchise/StreetFighter'''s Zangief is the poster boy for this trope. AND MOTHER RUSSIA!! |
| 398 | ** Guile is a subversion. He gives off this vibe, but only makes a couple of quotes about being a man and nothing about being an American. He has an American flag tattoo to mirror patches worn on soldier uniforms, and his backstory is all about finding a missing friend from the military, as opposed to Zangief who usually fights FOR RUSSIA. |
| 399 | * Played with in the case of Ulysses of ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''. In the Old World Blues DLC, you can hear him speak of how he still believes in America despite having been wiped out two centuries ago and his most distinctive physical trait is his [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead jacket]] with the Fallout setting's version of the stars and stripes. In ''Lonesome Road'' however, it's shown that he has a disdain for all the major factions of the Mojave and [[spoiler:plans to wipe them out using the nukes of The Divide.]] Nonetheless, it seems that while he is a devoted patriot, [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife he has no "homeland" to devote himself to]], having long since [[DefectorFromDecadence deserted Caesar's Legion]] and [[spoiler:having his would-be home ending up destroyed by the unwitting hands of the Courier.]] |
| 400 | * ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' is centered around two of these, and which one is good and which one is bad depends on how you look at it. The most obvious one is the Stormcloak rebellion with the battle cry "Skyrim belongs to the Nords". It's good if you believe that the Third Empire they're a part of has let them down and they're just standing up for themselves, or bad if they're whining about nothing and being more than a little racist to match the pigheadedness. The Imperial Legion and their allies in Skyrim are less overt, but they're still on the side of the Third Empire. Either they're trying to look out for the best interests of every part of the Empire as best they can or they're pushovers forcing their ideas onto an unwilling part of the nation. Rugged patriots vs imperialist wimps or whiny racists vs practical diplomats? [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall YOU MAKE THE CALL!]] |
| 401 | * The Boss from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', despite all that's happened to her in service of the US Government, remains loyal to America. Both out of genuine love of country and a desire to bring the divided world together. |
| 402 | * Aleksandra "Zarya" Zaryanova of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''. On one hand, she will [[CelebrityIsOverrated gladly drop out of a world-class bodybuilding competition]], forgoing the potential fame and riches to [[RobotWar fight against]] [[AIIsACrapshoot rogue Omnics]] on the front lines for her country. On the other hand, much like her country as a whole, she is particularly [[FantasticRacism racist]] towards Omnics in general- even cyborgs who have human elements like Genji, and Zenyatta who wants nothing more than peaceful human-Omnic relations. |
| 403 | --> '''Zarya:''' ''[on Volskaya Industries]'' Katya [Volskaya] is a hero to my people. We must protect what she has built." \ |
| 404 | '''Zarya:''' ''(on Eichenwalde[[note]]a city that was ravaged by a war that took place between humans and Omnics[[/note]])'' "I will not let the fate that befell this place happen to my country! |
| 405 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'' has Kryska Stares, a Solar Alliance liaison officer who will gladly extol the Alliance’s virtues and achievements to the Sunrider’s mostly Neutral Rim crew. Her fervor is Justified, as she grew up in poverty on a Neutral Rim planet with a corrupt government and her living situation was drastically improved when the Alliance liberated her world. While a good person, Kryska’s devotion to the Alliance’s principles blinds her to the fact that her superiors are willing to do some shady things in order to win the war with PACT, and when Kayto tells her that some Neutral Rim worlds (like his own) would prefer to keep their independence even if it ''would'' benefit them to join the Alliance, she can’t seem to wrap her head around his argument. |
| 406 | * ''VideoGame/DualBlades'': Efe's strongly loyal to his country, the Ottoman Empire, and seeks the [[MacGuffin Dual]] [[ImmortalityInducer Blades]] in the hopes of preventing his country's continued decline in the late eighteenth century. However, it is double subverted in that his ending. While he does not actively betray his country, he decides upon gaining enlightenment from the Dual Blades that reveals to him that "there is always a delicate balance, and that must come to an end in time," and thus decides to let the empire meet its fate. |
| 407 | * In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'', Lenne's willingness to fight on the front lines for her hometown is heroic. Shuyin's attempt to use a FantasticNuke to slaughter '''everyone''' in the opposing city, even non-combatants, is why he's the BigBad. |
| 408 | * The infamous "[[BlindIdiotTranslation Conglaturation!!!]]" [[AWinnerIsYou ending]] for ''[[VideoGame/Ghostbusters1984 Ghostbusters]]'' ([[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]]) claims that defeating [[BigBad Gozer]] means you have "[[BlindIdiotTranslation prooved]] the justice of our culture"... except the game has no patriotic themes, so this statement [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext makes no sense whatsoever]]. |
| 409 | * Thracians in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' are all fervently devoted to their country. Even when encountering Thracian commanders in the first half, where they are working as mercenaries, their last words are always dedicated to their homeland. Although their dracoknights are TheDreaded wherever they're hired, it's made clear that the Thracians are trying to help their impovrished, barren homeland by hiring themselves out. When the battlefield does move to Thracia, several characters lament that it's come to that because they sympathize with the Thracians' desperation and sense of duty to their homeland. Even Travant, TheUnfettered king, is portrayed as doing the despicable things he does solely for the sake of his people rather than personal aggrandizement. |
| 410 | [[/folder]] |
| 411 | |
| 412 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 413 | * Invoked by Moe Mortelli at certain points in ''VisualNovel/DaughterForDessert'', especially in his flashbacks, when he explained to his father that he would make a good police officer. On these occasions, Mortimer Mortelli Senior would remind his son that there was more to policing than "cracking the heads of hippies." |
| 414 | [[/folder]] |
| 415 | |
| 416 | |
| 417 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 418 | %%* Parodied in the last panel of [[http://curtailedcomic.com/comic/129-murica/ this strip]] of ''Webcomic/{{Curtailed}}''. |
| 419 | * ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' presents a handy primer [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/an-important-distinction to distinguish between Flavors 1 and 2]]. |
| 420 | -->'''Patriotism''': I'm gonna work on my house because it's the best house.\ |
| 421 | '''Nationalism''': [[CircularReasoning My house is the best house because it's my house]]! |
| 422 | * ''Webcomic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld'': |
| 423 | ** Inverted with modern-day [[TheWoobie Germany]], who's afraid to wave his flag too much for fear of his people becoming too prideful (because [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany bad things happen]]), and even freaked out when he realized his shirt was a flag. |
| 424 | ** This is played straight with the main Scandinavian trio, though, since they see the flags as a symbol of joy and happiness, and like waving them around for their birthdays. Or in this case Germany's. |
| 425 | ** Taken to extremes with [[{{Eagleland}} America]], who has been shown to distrust every single other country. Even his own hat. |
| 426 | * ''Webcomics/{{Marionetta}}'': Exaggerated with Julia at the beginning of the comic. As a sergeant's daughter, she lives and breathes for Kalgratt, until she is disillusioned after learning that [[spoiler: Kalgratt uses magic to maintain the status-quo and hides it from the peasantry and that they basically enslave Ah'kon to do this]]. |
| 427 | -->'''Julia''': ''[imagines the flag of Kalgratt]'' Now we must be responsible adults! And fulfill our obligations to the great nation of Kalgratt. |
| 428 | [[/folder]] |
| 429 | |
| 430 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 431 | * Door from ''WebAnimation/HunterTheParenting'' is obsessed with America despite living in Britain for a considerable time. He's not a bad person, but things like saying the captured vampires are cowards because they're British, insisting on keeping time by EST since it's "the only real time", and insisting his son sing the National Anthem (actually Music/IronMaiden's The Trooper) at the mere mention of the royal family are all PlayedForLaughs. |
| 432 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Given her view of Atlas's superiority, Cordovin notes the latter is extending their hand and superior technology towards the other nations. Thus, she has a beef against anything she believes is un-Atlesian like Faunus, and views any negative traits as a mockery of her kingdom's military honour and prowess as shown when she dismisses Weiss's perception of Ironwood's "worry". |
| 433 | [[/folder]] |
| 434 | |
| 435 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 436 | * Script/SeinfeldTheTwinTowers: Much like in real life, several of the characters have a surfeit of post-9/11 patriotism: |
| 437 | ** Larry, the manager of Monk's Cafe, has decked out the place with American flags and gets mad at Jerry for insinuating that there's some World Trade Center dust on his sandwich. |
| 438 | --->"This whole city has dust on it. Our HEARTS are covered in dust. You’re gonna eat that sandwich or you’re not eating at all. [turns to waitresses] He doesn’t get ANYTHING until he eats that sandwich. Thinks he’s too good for dust. That dust is AMERICA." |
| 439 | ** When George's mother Estelle questions why George would've been at the World Trade Center for lunch at 8 AM, his father Frank goes into a rant about how it's his right as an American to eat lunch whenever he damn well pleases. |
| 440 | |
| 441 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 442 | * ''WebVideo/FrenchBaguetteIntelligence'': Several arguments are over whether Britain, France, the USA and/or any other country is better than another for one reason or another, no matter how insignificant the reason is. The ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq1-PShv9FE Typical French vs English Debate]]'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-mVFSd1TKA videos]] feature Fuck Cares and Bowl trying to prove that their country is better than the other, by citing random facts about military history, alliances, linguistics and throwing around random insults. |
| 443 | [[/folder]] |
| 444 | |
| 445 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 446 | * The ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E9OsamaBinLadenHasFartyPants Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants]]" pokes fun at UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden throughout most of the episode, but it also satirizes the paranoid atmosphere of the War of Terror and shows that the Afghans are mad at the USA because US air forces build their military bases on Muslim Holy Ground. Yet in the end, the children do salute a miniature American flag, noting that if you're not rooting for your home team, you might as well go home. |
| 447 | * PlayedForLaughs with Stan Smith in the earlier seasons of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' who was an exaggerated stereotype of hyper-patriotic Republicans, but this was downplayed in later seasons. The show also has Steve's Japanese friend Toshi, who [[TheUnintelligible only ever speaks Japanese]] out of national pride in spite of the fact that [[FunWithForeignLanguages nobody outside of his family can understand him]]. |
| 448 | * PlayedForLaughs with Robin on multiple occasions in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''. In one episode, Robin bans tea from the tower by citing an obviously incorrect story about how American's independence was related to tea. Robin thinks that tea is Britain's attempt at trying to regain control of America. As it turns out, tea makes the Titans into anglophiles and they start acting British. Robin tries to make them remember they're Americans by singing about how America is awesome. As it turns out, the Queen of England is really trying to turn Americans English by using tea. ''Go'' also had a similar episode about [[SoccerHatingAmericans Americans hating soccer]]. |
| 449 | [[/folder]] |
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| 452 | [-[[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries ...In America!]]-] |
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