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Originally Posted by CandleInTheDark
Staying isn't a choice, as it's hard to leave when for the vast majority of your life you've been under the 'control' of your parents.
That said, since I don't know any country any differently how can I have pride in staying? I did not create or construct Canada. It's just land with political borders. Pride in your country is as misplaced as pride in your sex, or race.
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I don't mean to pry or instigate, I come from similar beliefs......but I also remove myself from beliefs a lot and play devils advocate. So I must delve further in my response. First off, the hardness of leaving does not equal lack of choice. It may sway your choice but it does not make it. If the control your parents keep is forcing you to stay it must be because you take pride in your family. If not, you would have no problem abandoning them. Being a Canadian is enabling you to be close to your family......is there no pride in that?
I do not believe that having pride in being a Canadian has to be the misplaced pride that you speak of. I could be, but unless you are in the military, government, or sports why would it be? I am looking for YOUR reason for being a proud Canadian.
Perhaps you are like me. I do not feel proud to be American in most senses. What I am most proud of was that I grew up in poverty with a single mother on welfare.......and my Mom was able to get an education, and then pass that privilege on to me. This can not happen everywhere. At the same time I hate almost everything that outsiders associate with American pride.