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Originally posted by CandleInTheDark
Pride in something you had no part in is worthless, and dangerous. I don't have pride in my nationality, my race, sex, or whom I'm attracted to. Only an individuals accomplishmnets should give them pride, not what was given to them.
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What about pride in a choice you made? I make the choice to live in Canada. I do have pride in my race and sex. That does not mean that I think they are better. I am just proud of what I am.
PROUD: Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth: proud of one's child; proud to serve one's country.