Proud to be from where you come from

Leftist · 20-03-2013 02:33PM #1

How far does your pride go?

We've got some people here who are proud of their county, then after that, their country.
Are you proud to be european or does it only go so far as national borders?
If you are proud to be european, are you proud to be human? we've done a hell of a lot more in our time than cows.

How many of you, who are proud to be irish, are aware of what it is like to be another nationality?

There are many of you who will claim we are in a far better position than Africans. But wouldn't it be more specific to compare continent to continent in that respect?

racso1975 · 20-03-2013 02:36PM

You lost me at hello

Mr Benevolent · 20-03-2013 02:36PM

Another proud to be Irish thread. Haven't had one of those in a while. FWIW, patriotism is illogical. Nobody chose to be born in their country.

LaminatorSGL · 20-03-2013 02:38PM

Why be proud of something that is out of your control? Being born somewhere, or having parents of the same nationality is happenstance.

Defeating the giant monkey man and saving the 9th dimension? Now that's pride inducing.

Leftist · 20-03-2013 02:39PM

Confab wrote: »

Another proud to be Irish thread. Haven't had one of those in a while. FWIW, patriotism is illogical. Nobody chose to be born in their country.

fwiw, that's my kind of my point. I despise this 'proud to be from the only place I know' sh!t.

conorhal · 20-03-2013 02:39PM

Confab wrote: »

Another proud to be Irish thread. Haven't had one of those in a while. FWIW, patriotism is illogical. Nobody chose to be born in their country.

That's a bit like saying loving your parents is illogical, after all nobody chose ot be born into their family.

Links234 · 20-03-2013 02:39PM

I'm not proud exactly, just lucky I was born where I was instead of any other place on earth

Sauve · 20-03-2013 02:42PM

This pesto is AMAZING.

Three Seasons · 20-03-2013 02:42PM

conorhal wrote: »

That's a bit like saying loving your parents is illogical, after all nobody chose ot be born into their family.

It's not really. Pride is about feeling good for some sort of accomplishment. Being born somewhere isn't an accomplishment. It's the luck of the draw. You can't really say you are proud you won a raffle.

SNORBEAST · 20-03-2013 02:43PM

http://www.collegehumor.com/picture/4066450/****-iran

Kylo Ren · 20-03-2013 02:44PM

Sauve wrote: »

This pesto is AMAZING.

Would you say you were proud of it?

spankysue · 20-03-2013 02:44PM

I'm an Earthling and proud of it

Yitzhak Rabin · 20-03-2013 02:45PM

"Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind."

-Albert Einstein

But then again Albert obviously never attended an impassioned game of rugby, such as the time Ireland kicked the English around Croke Park.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS4AfMflkOk

Rasheed · 20-03-2013 02:45PM

I'm proud of my parish, my county and my country and feel lucky that I was born where I was.

I know I've no control over it but I'm proud none the less. Can't help it.

Mint Sauce · 20-03-2013 02:46PM

Very proud.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t676x0SyIq0

Leftist · 20-03-2013 02:46PM

conorhal wrote: »

That's a bit like saying loving your parents is illogical, after all nobody chose ot be born into their family.

Really? your country raises you and takes care of you like your parents? you have a similar relationship?

either you have got very lucky with our government and it's welfare or your parents are really cold and distant.

Links234 wrote: »

I'm not proud exactly, just lucky I was born where I was instead of any other place on earth

Joke?

LizT · 20-03-2013 02:48PM

I won a Nobel peace prize last year because of where I'm from :cool:

bonnieprince · 20-03-2013 02:49PM

I am proud of myself for not getting caught up in Nationalistic fervour (except when it comes to Rugby).

Sauve · 20-03-2013 02:49PM

Keno 92 wrote: »

Would you say you were proud of it?

Nah I don't live in it, I'm just ate'in it...

Sergeant · 20-03-2013 02:50PM

I cry huge blubbery tears of joy and pride into my pint of Bulmers any time a Wolfe Tones song comes on.

Icyseanfitz · 20-03-2013 02:51PM

im proud of being human (most of the time until i read some of the **** people get up to) as its an accomplishment in itself that we even exist,

i also love ireland (the country not the fcuk wits that run it) as it is a beautiful country when we get a bit of sun

hooradiation · 20-03-2013 02:52PM

conorhal wrote: »

That's a bit like saying loving your parents is illogical, after all nobody chose ot be born into their family.

We're pretty much hardwired to give unconditional love to our parents, which is about the only reason throwing the baby out with the bathwater is a euphemism rather than a common occurrence. It's irrational, but useful. Unless you imagine there is a surplus of she-wolves looking to have a part in founding the new Rome.

The arbitrary border inside which the latitude and longitude that you were unceremoniously shoved into this world is located are altogether more abstract concept.

Leftist · 20-03-2013 02:56PM

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

im proud of being human (most of the time until i read some of the **** people get up to) as its an accomplishment in itself that we even exist,

i also love ireland (the country not the fcuk wits that run it) as it is a beautiful country when we get a bit of sun

wow.

conorhal · 20-03-2013 02:59PM

Three Seasons wrote: »

It's not really. Pride is about feeling good for some sort of accomplishment. Being born somewhere isn't an accomplishment. It's the luck of the draw. You can't really say you are proud you won a raffle.

You'd do well in Irish politics.....

conorhal · 20-03-2013 03:05PM

hooradiation wrote: »

We're pretty much hardwired to give unconditional love to our parents, which is about the only reason throwing the baby out with the bathwater is a euphemism rather than a common occurrence. It's irrational, but useful. Unless you imagine there is a surplus of she-wolves looking to have a part in founding the new Rome.

The arbitrary border inside which the latitude and longitude that you were unceremoniously shoved into this world is located is altogether more abstract concept.

I'd say the same about nation's. Human being's are hardwired social animals, genetic affiliation and tribal association are universally characteristic, the building blocks of any society which requires interdependence. There is of course the social cohesion aspect of the equation that is as important to a nation as a family, based on a shared history, an understanding of our past and how it shapes our futures, the odd little quirks we all have.
That said, I'm, less and less proud to be Irish every day, our highly corporatist society has no cohesion any longer which makes if of little benefit to be considered part of it.

20-03-2013 03:06PM

I was a very proud Londoner during the Olympics last year.

Not so proud during the London riots.

crockholm · 20-03-2013 03:07PM

Would you buy bread called "Irish Nonchalance" ????????????????????????????????????????????????

LizT · 20-03-2013 03:08PM

crockholm wrote: »

Would you buy bread called "Irish Nonchalance" ????????????????????????????????????????????????

No but I wouldn't buy Irish pride either.

Agricola · 20-03-2013 03:09PM

Proud of inhabiting a non descript rock on the periphery of a landmass that itself didnt exist a few million years ago, and will cease to exist in its current form in another few million years? My god, what infantile flimflam.

What am I but a random collection of atoms anyway? My "existence" is in itself massively meaningless, let alone the consideration of "where" these random hodge podge of particles happens to "exist" on this chunk of space debris we call Earth.

These inane trivialities are beneath me franky.

Yitzhak Rabin · 20-03-2013 03:09PM

crockholm wrote: »

Would you buy bread called "Irish Nonchalance" ????????????????????????????????????????????????

Take it easy with the question marks there kid. Boards only has a certain amount of them each day.

Lawrence1895 · 20-03-2013 03:09PM

I'm proud of being German. Why not, there are other things than the Third Reich and Angela Merkel

Proud to be from where you come from

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