The Patriot: A slave or a free spirit?

Is patriotism the slavish devotion to thy motherland? Is it cautious devotion? Is it blind intercourse and defence of the status quo? Do the conservatives own it? The question surrounding what constitutes a true patriot is perhaps at its peak in Botswana politics and society today.

The media and politicians (with different clusters of politicians claiming to be greater than the others) are each contesting over space for the patriotism prize. The conservatives and the liberals are at loggerheads.