why is it stupid to be proud of your peoples history and their achievements? they are your kin, in a way, and just like a father, brother, uncle can and should be proud of the achievements of their close kin, so you should be proud of the greater family you are part of.
that lack of ingroup loyalty, faith and love is the fucking problem with the west.
that lack of feeling connected enables outsiders to come in and subvert and take over western societies.
I've got the red hair gene. I'm looking around, and not a lot of "white" people seem to have it. They are missing a critical gene of commonality. Just as a black person may not have the same melanin levels in their genetics, so too does a white person not have the same red hair levels.
If I am proud of the "greater family", then I'm proud of the human who made transportable refridgeration, a black man. If the "greater family" requires closer genetics, then Germans, French, Italians, Spaniards all need to get lost, too.
Because where is the line? The line ever-moves.
I am proud of my own accomplishments, and respect the accomplishments of humanity as a whole, but do not lay claim to them for merely sharing a trait or two.
why is it stupid to be proud of your peoples history and their achievements? they are your kin, in a way, and just like a father, brother, uncle can and should be proud of the achievements of their close kin, so you should be proud of the greater family you are part of.
that lack of ingroup loyalty, faith and love is the fucking problem with the west.
that lack of feeling connected enables outsiders to come in and subvert and take over western societies.
I've got the red hair gene. I'm looking around, and not a lot of "white" people seem to have it. They are missing a critical gene of commonality. Just as a black person may not have the same melanin levels in their genetics, so too does a white person not have the same red hair levels.
If I am proud of the "greater family", then I'm proud of the human who made transportable refridgeration, a black man. If the "greater family" requires closer genetics, then Germans, French, Italians, Spaniards all need to get lost, too.
Because where is the line? The line ever-moves.
I am proud of my own accomplishments, and respect the accomplishments of humanity as a whole, but do not lay claim to them for merely sharing a trait or two.
Name checks out.