I can understand pride in one's country - Many countries, while having a bloody history, did survive many catastrophes and hardships to get to where they are the innate philosophy of a country can be a source of pride to someone that shares that philosophy.
However, pride in one's race makes little sense to me, logically. Race is basically the most easily identifiable collection of characteristics developed by evolutionary adaptation to the environments of earlier human beings.
You can take 10 random Asians, or White people of Black people, put them in the same room and chances are great that all 10 of them will have wildly different blood heritages, physical and genetic characteristics with only the slightest noticeable variation from those of other races. Not to say that there are no differences, my medical knowledge isn't ENTIRELY uninformed, just not enough to say that those two people aren't basically the same human. If you are talking about the White race, Black race or Hispanic race, you are in no way talking about a homogeneous group.
Heritage, on the other hand, is a different story. I can understand pride in heritage. I have a very strong Irish-English heritage, an ancestor that was martyred in the name of his religion and many more that made sacrifices for causes greater than themselves. Many of my ancestors served in the military and my bloodline is full of hard working men and women. I am especially proud of my matriarchal heritage, as far as I know, most of the women in my ancestry were much more than dainty, simple housewives and were known for their strength, will-power and work ethic.
Pride in one's heritage is a fantastic thing to have. Your heritage is part of the reason why you are who you are now. I do, somewhat, believe in the archaic concept of honoring one's culture and I truly do believe that if more people in the US had more pride in their heritage, they would have more respect for who they are today and more respect for the sacrifices their ancestors made to ensure that their families continued into the future and MAYBE, just MAYBE, they would be tempted to live lives that would have honored their ancestors and their heritage.
I might have a few Germans running around in the muck that is the family ooze from which my family tree grows, but so far as I know, it is mainly English-Irish with some Scots.
Pride in nationality vs. pride in race
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I can understand pride in one's country - Many countries, while having a bloody history, did survive many catastrophes and hardships to get to where they are the innate philosophy of a country can be a source of pride to someone that shares that philosophy.
However, pride in one's race makes little sense to me, logically. Race is basically the most easily identifiable collection of characteristics developed by evolutionary adaptation to the environments of earlier human beings.
You can take 10 random Asians, or White people of Black people, put them in the same room and chances are great that all 10 of them will have wildly different blood heritages, physical and genetic characteristics with only the slightest noticeable variation from those of other races. Not to say that there are no differences, my medical knowledge isn't ENTIRELY uninformed, just not enough to say that those two people aren't basically the same human. If you are talking about the White race, Black race or Hispanic race, you are in no way talking about a homogeneous group.
Heritage, on the other hand, is a different story. I can understand pride in heritage. I have a very strong Irish-English heritage, an ancestor that was martyred in the name of his religion and many more that made sacrifices for causes greater than themselves. Many of my ancestors served in the military and my bloodline is full of hard working men and women. I am especially proud of my matriarchal heritage, as far as I know, most of the women in my ancestry were much more than dainty, simple housewives and were known for their strength, will-power and work ethic.
Pride in one's heritage is a fantastic thing to have. Your heritage is part of the reason why you are who you are now. I do, somewhat, believe in the archaic concept of honoring one's culture and I truly do believe that if more people in the US had more pride in their heritage, they would have more respect for who they are today and more respect for the sacrifices their ancestors made to ensure that their families continued into the future and MAYBE, just MAYBE, they would be tempted to live lives that would have honored their ancestors and their heritage.
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"I have a very strong Irish-English heritage"
I thought you mainly had German heritage. At least, that's what I thought I read once...
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No.
I might have a few Germans running around in the muck that is the family ooze from which my family tree grows, but so far as I know, it is mainly English-Irish with some Scots.