Patriotism is more than waving a flag or using the right words. It is about action, service, and protecting the ideals that hold a nation together.

In recent years, we have seen what happens when leadership drifts away from those ideals. When personal ambition replaces public service. When power becomes performance instead of purpose. When truth becomes negotiable.

That is the quiet erosion that challenges every nation — not from outside, but from within.