Pride should stem from good personal decisions or accomplishments given one’s situation and life circumstances. Being born somewhere isn’t a decision nor an accomplishment.

  • wewbull@feddit.uk
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    9 months ago

    sense of pride

    • Sense of community? Yes
    • Sense of respect? Yes
    • Sense of responsibility? Yes
    • Sense of accomplishments? Yes
    • Sense of pride? Errrr… Not really.

    When people write “a sense of pride in” I think they (and you) are saying “be responsible for X so you can feel good about it”. Nothing wrong with that, and I think you’re right.

    However I don’t like the phrase. Pride is the wrong emotional target. It brings with it a sense of superiority in some. There’s a reason it’s one of the deadly sins.