Racial/Ethnic Pride

[roomy]

Oh, what you're doing here is derailment? What a shame...I do believe that's an infractable offense.

If that were so you would never post again.Another thought, who gives a flying fuck when it happens to the likes of you?

 

[KittenKoder]

 

[The_Halfmoon]

well, to a certain degree I can see how an American may be proud of their nation because it reminds him that many people that were in his situation achieved great things

Here in Canada one of our problems is that native Canadians commit suicide at a very alarming rate... and many of their kids spend their days and nights high/drunk/both. It seems that some level of nationalistic pride may be ok, because it would probably instill some self-esteem into the person and let them know that there is nothing wrong or inferior about them. If natives had a better understanding of their history and traditions, maybe they would be more willing to attempt to achieve.

However, everything has its limits. Particularly people of european decent who've enjoyed a privileged history don't need to go rubbing it in the faces of blacks, Filipinos or whoever... they know very well that they can achieve anything they want to because examples of successful white europeans are so abundant.

So it is a bit of a double standard, but maybe it's ok for a black person to revel in the accomplishments of say, Obama or Malcolm X or the Zulu nation... what have you.

 

[manifold]

It seems almost patently obvious, but since racial and ethnic categorizations are not consciously selected and are thus not legitimate "accomplishments," is there any purpose to racial or ethnic pride? (This could also apply to national pride to some extent.)

Of course not, people should be ashamed of their ethnicity. Just like the gays.

 

[manifold]

Que Ravi with: "Gays are ashamed of their ethnicity?"

 

[Ravi]

Que Ravi with: "Gays are ashamed of their ethnicity?"

You are NOT a credit to your ethnicity.

 

[GHook93]

It seems almost patently obvious, but since racial and ethnic categorizations are not consciously selected and are thus not legitimate "accomplishments," is there any purpose to racial or ethnic pride? (This could also apply to national pride to some extent.)

Agn you take pride in being a socialist/communist! I take pride in being an American. I guess that is nationalism or patriotism, which are totally foreign concepts to you (esp patriotism)!

 

[manifold]

Que Ravi with: "Gays are ashamed of their ethnicity?"

You are NOT a credit to your ethnicity.

I know. I'm not an alcholic and I don't have a small penis.

 

[roomy]

Que Ravi with: "Gays are ashamed of their ethnicity?"

You are NOT a credit to your ethnicity.

I know. I'm not an alcholic and I don't have a small penis.

You can do that trick with your arsehole though.

 

[manifold]

I have no idea what "that trick" is and prefer to keep it that way thank you very much.

 

[JBeukema]

You are NOT a credit to your ethnicity.

I know. I'm not an alcholic and I don't have a small penis.

You can do that trick with your arsehole though.

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the marines truly are a branch of the navy, aint ya?