Paulo on Nostr: Is it rational for people to be proud of things they had no control over (e.g., their ...

Is it rational for people to be proud of things they had no control over (e.g., their ancestry)?

There us a wonderful routine by the great George Carlin on pride - hopefully, in his inimitable way, he will answer your question and show you how flimsy it is :)

"I saw a slogan on a guys car that said "Proud to be an American"

and I thought "What the fuck does that mean?"

I'm fully Irish, and when I was a kid I would go to the St Patrick's Day parade and they sold a button that said

"Proud to be Irish",

but I knew that on Columbus day they sold the same button only it said

"Proud to be Italian",

then came Black Pride, and Puerto Rican Pride.

And I could never understand national or ethnic pride, because to me Pride should be reserved for something you achieve on your own.

Being Irish isn't a skill, it's a fucking genetic accident.

You wouldn't be proud to be 5'11".

You wouldn't be proud to have a pre-disposition for colon cancer."

Source: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-rational-for-people-to-be-proud-of-things-they-had-no-control-over-e-g-their-ancestry