bit late to this party -though started a related thread about prog -rock, monarchy and psychology to which you are all invited.

my one loyal to the monarchy act so far was to attempt to drink 25 pints for the '77 jubilee.(no, i got lost way before that) but all my adult life i have had accusations of being unpatriotic, commie -back to russia etc. had the discussion many times but always felt i was more patriotic than the folk i argued with (though never able to convince anyone!)

for me patriotism is great music, great writing, great beer and pubs, festivals, a radical spirit,ken loach, punk, west coast of scotland and the lake district, john benson, john martyn, john cooper clarke, joe strumer, curlews, good manners and many, many etcs.

life is too short to pay any attention or approval to the usual soul-destroying indicators of patriotism-monarchy, military, conservatives, capitalism and church -unless it is to have a go at them, in the hope that -come the glorious day- i can add a modern bloodless revolution to the things i can feel proud about in my country.