I am not proud to live in the US. Just as I have not been proud to live in Australia or the UK. When you say you are a patriot, or proud of a certain country, you are associated with both the negative (and sometimes positives) effects of that country.
I don't think this is a fair perspective, because it's simply not what people generally mean when they call themselves patriots or proud of their country. People are proud of the good things... If they get derided for this, then to be honest they can avoid the kind to do this.