Patriotic Fervor: Difference between revisions

 

See [[Misplaced Nationalism]] for the internet equivalent. See [[My Country, Right or Wrong]] for when someone allows '''Patriotic Fervor''' to convince themselves that aiding an evil leader is their "duty".

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== Advertising ==

* Half of the commercial spots for the Mexican beer ''Corona'' (Specially during any of the soccer tournaments that the Mexican soccer team plays) that are aired on national television. The other half consists on [[Scenery Porn]] with a dash of Patriotic Fervor.

* Molson Canadian, who produced comercials like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rc7qd8xdEs I Am Anthem] and the ever-famous [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRI-A3vakVg I Am Canadian].

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Played darkly in the Alabasta Arc of ''[[One Piece]]'', in which [[Big Bad]] Crocodile uses this to turn the people of the country of Alabasta against each other. He basically arranges events so that half of the population becomes convinced that the King is a self-serving [[Complete Monster]] out to [[Aristocrats Are Evil|ruin the country for his own benefit]], so they start a rebellion and go to war against the other half who remain loyal to the King. Crocodile's description of his plan?

{{quote|'''Crocodile''': [[Manipulative Bastard|The people's love for the country will be what destroys it.]]}}

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* ''[[Freedom Fighters (comics)|Freedom Fighters]]'' has Uncle Sam, [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of the American Spirit, who is literally composed of this trope. No, really; [[Gods Need Prayer Badly]], and his strength is direction proportional to the faith of the American people in America and its ideals, to the extent that if nobody had any such faith he'd cease to exist.

* Parodied in ''[[PS238]]'': The universe's local [[Captain Patriotic]] is getting up in the years, and both the Democratic and Republican party wants his successor to adhere to their party line. Thus, they push their own candidates, both of whom constantly try to out-patriotic the other on-screen. Did we mention both of said candidates are in primary school and none of their classmates understand anything of what they're doing?

 

== [[Film]] ==

* The [[Torture Porn]] film ''[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tNpVUSCoWEA/TsvCYG6YnWI/AAAAAAAAAjU/zfGU3DZ3o0M/s1600/territories-movie-poster-2010-1020700446.jpg Territories]{{Dead link}}'' is about a pair of psychotic super patriot border agents who capture, imprison and torture anyone they deem a threat to America (fuck yeah!).

* ''[[Uncle Sam]]'', a slasher about the title character killing off the unpatriotic (flag burners, draft dodgers, sleazy lawyers, soldiers, and politicians, etc.) But in reality, he's not some super patriot vigilante, just a psycho who likes killing people.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* A combination of Patriotic Fervor and Daniel Webster's eloquence wins over the [[Jury of the Damned]] in ''[[The Devil and Daniel Webster]]''.

* "[[Altum Videtur|dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.]]" <ref>"It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country."</ref> -[[Ancient Rome|Horace]]

 

* A certain [[Disney Channel]] Original Movie called ''[[Tiger Cruise]]''. A whimsical comedy about a bunch of [[Military Brat|military brats]] who participate in a fun cruise on the U.S.S. Constellation. The catch, you may ask? Well, '''''9/11''''' happens halfway through. The movie ends with the unveiling of a ginourmous ''American flag'' on deck. This movie is not only a thinly veiled recruitment ad for the U.S. Navy, but also projects some pretty one-sided messages regarding the aftermath of 9/11 (those being the "We shall never surrender" policy rather than the more appropriate "Never again" policy). Did I mention that the protagonist starts off as an artistic and pacifistic young girl who only came on the cruise to beg her father (C.O.) to come home and (for once) take care of his family? But don't you worry, America, her behaviour would soon be ''"corrected"'' .

* Major Frank Burns on ''<nowiki>[[M*A*S*H]]</nowiki>'' was the quintessence of this trope. His [[The Movie|Movie]] version adds religious arrogance to the mix.

* The ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' episode "Red, White, & Dick" centered on the aliens discovering patriotism. In an effort to be as American as possible, Sally, Tommy, and Harry looked over the Declaration of Independence. They latched onto the phrase "all men are created equal" and ended up creating a [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]] version of [[Commie Land]]. Meanwhile, Dick discovered that he was Canadian in his phony Earth identity and took the citizenship test (which is weird, since he was able to register to vote in the earlier episode "Dick the Vote").

* ''[[JAG]]'': [[Backed by the Pentagon]]

 

== [[Music]] ==

* [[Flanders and Swann]]'s "A Song of Patriotic Prejudice" is a parody of this.

 

== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==

* A ''[[FoxTrot]]'' strip had Paige claiming to be doing her Freedom homework (instead of "French homework"), to her mother's irritation.

 

== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==

** A couple of years later, Sylvan Grenier - the third La Resistance member - became the self-appointed Ambassador of Quebec, a heel who kept telling people that Quebec was the best place in the world. This culminated in a Smackdown from Montreal, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100710160854/http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaoush_sd-22-09-06-tatanka-vs-sylvan_sport where he got massive cheers].

** Both Dupree and Grenier are actually Canadian, and after a while (perhaps to mitigate hostility among fans in France) they were billed as French-''Canadian'' jingoists. (For context, French-Canadians are often viewed by Anglo-Canadians with even more disdain than Mexican-Americans are viewed in the U.S.) Humorously, Rob Conway was also billed as a Canadian despite being from New Jersey.

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* The computer, some of the rebellions, and a lot of the players in ''[[Paranoia]]'' act on a twisted form of this trope.

 

== [[Theatre]] ==

* George M. Cohan's name was once all but synonymous with American Patriotic Fervor.

* In the number "A Healthy, Normal American Boy" from ''[[Bye Bye Birdie]]'', Patriotic Fervor is one device employed to avoid having to honestly answer questions about Conrad Birdie.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

{{quote|'''Howitzer:''' I'm an American! AND YOU'RE NOT! SO F***ING DIE!

'''Narrator:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|Rated RP for 'Really Patriotic'.]] }}

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

* [[JibJab]] studios released a video portraying President [[Barack Obama]] as a [[Superman]]-esque super-hero, and as such, filled it to the brim with Patriotic Fervor. The ending of the video in particular will make you want to salute the flag: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVFdAJRVm94&feature=related Check it out here].

* Matt of ''[[Two Best Friends Play]]'' loves to shout "America!" whenever he sees something patriotic. Or does something awesome. Or when he does something really stupid but thinks its awesome.

{{quote|26. Never tell a German soldier that "We kicked your ass in World War 2!"}}

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

 

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[[Category:National Stereotyping Tropes]]

[[Category:Cyclic Trope]]

[[Category:Politics Tropes]]

[[Category:Loyalty Tropes]]