That's a lot like the reason I hesitate to call myself a patriot here in America - I don't want to be associated with warmongers and militia thugs. On the other hand I sometimes feel people like me are forced to show that we're patriots because these people are all over the airwaves and tear down anyone who doesn't fit in their vision of "patriotic correctness" (see also: Obama, lapel pin).
Of course the British National Party is even more visible and centralized than my country's equivalents, if not quite as mainstream.
Tl;dr, I realize. Anyway, that's some good writing.