I've noticed it since I was eight, but that's also the age I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, so not a whole lot gets past me to begin with.

That's the main issue I take with Bracing Views, by the way: pseudo-patriotism is all they talk about, pretend that they are the only sane people in a world full of madmen, and also propose "solutions" that would, if anything, exacerbate the problem. Typical progs, in other words.