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.

  • Krudler@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Same thing when I see people crying over their country’s team winning an Olympic medal.

    Get a grip - You didn’t do anything except be born in the same geopolitical boundary as the actual athletes. Perhaps one 50th of a penny of your tax dollars contributed to the team athletic funding.

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      7 months ago

      Fun fact, a major contributor for funding training US Olympic athletes comes from the Department of Defense, and it’s about 200 million per year. Unless it’s an Olympics year and then costs skyrocket.