As to “chiba”, this means a fondness, not ahava, but it’s irrelevant anyways.
What’s irrelevant is your nitpicking of semantics.
Do you really not think that we shouldn’t cultivate in ourselves and our children the values which Chaza”l saw fit to share with us?
Hakatan, we agree that chibas haaretz has been twisted by some, but you are throwing out the baby with the bathwater.