Do you think the students killed in the Kent State shooting felt that they were being patriotic? Explain your answer.

There is, of course, no way to know what the protesters at
Kent State felt.  However, it seems likely that they did believe that they were being
patriotic.

Most people who oppose government policies feel
that they are being patriotic.  They tend to feel that they have the right idea about
what America should be and that the government is the one that is doing wrong by the
country.  If you have this attitude, then protesting the government's actions is
patriotic.  If you love your country and you feel that it is being taken in the wrong
direction, it is patriotic to oppose the government and try to bring the country back on
the right track.  Therefore, the protesters probably felt they were being
patriotic.