a lot of conservatives use sentences like
“I love country, I love government”
instead of
“I love the country, I love the government”
is it just to appeal to the large percentage of Americans who are illiterate or something…? idk why but it really pisses me off
To leave out the article is to discuss the idea or concept of something - “I love government” means that the nerd-ass speaker loves the notion of government.
To add the article specifies a particular instance of that idea - “I love the government” means that the nerd-ass speaker loves their government specifically.