I said thqt if a particular word is used regularly and consistently it then has a meaning, in this particular case the use of the word patriotism and how it is consistently used by journalists.
but the reality is that is is used that way by journalists
I can understand that you would prefer it if it was not used in that way. but if journalists consitently over the years use a word that becomes its meaning.
let us take the word gay , a classic example of how a word can evolve,and take on a second meaning that is what language does it evolves and changes