The first refuge, too.
He who loudly and continuously boasts of his patriotism, or questions the patriotism of others, is really implying
all who disagree or oppose him must be traitors. It is one of the favorite tactics of fascists: to conflate their own parochial and self-serving interests with those of the nation.
I love my wife, too, but I wonder about the man who feels compelled to put it on a bumper sticker.