Like I said, I don't believe that's generally applicable to the majority of patriots or religious folks, so much as it is applicable to scoundrels. Does that make sense? The only folks this is meant to paint with a broad brush are "scoundrels" (lol). These are popular ways to lend one's self legitimacy. Which again, is not to say that the majority of patriots (of any given nation or cause) or religious folks (of any given religion) are merely 'lending themselves legitimacy". Do you see that I'm making that distinction?