One thing the "alt right" did is get so many of us to see the difference between a patriot and a nationalist. They might claim the p-word, but they also claim to be pro-choice when it suits them so their definitions mean dick all. They're flags-on-clothes "MY country, not yours, right or wrong" nationalists.
From what I've seen, a patriot wants to work to fix what's hurtful in their country and to protect social and legal advancements already accomplished for the common good.
But absolutely, they've fouled that word up with how often and loudly they claim it.
Truth. Best part of this story is the people who showed up to support Britt. Contrast the pictures: one is of Bubba, the sewage-brain psycho hepped up on hate, grinning about threatening a dying man alone in a hospital because teh gheys, and the other is a wall of no-nonsense good folk who might've been helping someone move into their new apartment that day if they weren't so busy fighting fascism.