Mel Gibson admits Braveheart inaccuracies!

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Given how the Gibson family moved from the suburbs of New York City--where Mel was born and raised--to Australia forty years ago, as he was approaching draft age during the Viet Nam war, I have always taken his take on patriotism with a grain of salt.

I believe Mr. Gibson was 12 when, in 1968, his father moved the family to Australia. Mr. Gibson's older brother later joined the Australian Army and served in Vietnam. Mr. Gibson returned to the United States to pursue his acting career after the success of the Australian motion picture, MAD MAX.

That being the case, what causes you to question the sincerity of his patriotism? I fail to see how anyone could be considered to be a false patriot because as a child their parents moved to another country.