A makeshift patriot is someone who is manipulated into a sense of patriotism by the media, the government and other sources outside of their own experience. This definition comes from an interpretation of the song by the same name by the artist Sage Francis.
by Nicholas Sloan February 13, 2005
A saying made famous by freestyle rapper Sage Francis, a Makeshift Patriot is someone who only is patriot when they have to be.
by Denis Baldwin June 3, 2004