This confusion of government with country is the real ailment of conservatism. Germans loved Germany and hated their Nazi masters, just as Russians loved Russia and hated Communists.
People always loathe their rulers for destroying their country.
In the end, the Romans so hated the corrupt and abusive Roman government that they opened the doors to the barbarians by ceasing to resist. No aspect of our lives has escaped assault by government determined to force ideological doctrines down our throats. Neighborhood schools were destroyed by judicially decreed busing to achieve racial balance. The famed melting pot that produced the American Citizen was destroyed by multicultural ideology imposed by unaccountable judges and bureaucrats and by an immigration policy that works to exclude those of Anglo-European heritage. Thanks to our government, the U.S. has become a geographical region occupied by interest groups that no longer even share a common language.