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It's a coping mechanism that gives people who achieved nothing in their life something to brag about
Some of my life-achievements involved contributing to my nation.
Good for you man, but in this case I guess that you're proud of yourself and in the achievements that helped the people around you.
You don't have "second hand pride with extra narrative on top" from people that died long before you were born
The individualists in this thread are saying:
And I don't agree with the 2nd premise at all. People are social beings and there's lots of examples of collective pride.
Collective pride is real and there are a lot examples of it, but it works with small sized groups and when it does it feels great. Because of course we're a social species, but our monkey brain is built around tribes and doesn't conceive whole nations. And that's why, for example, when I see people cheering for an athlete just because all their parents happened to fuck within the same imaginary lines, I find it really silly.
But I know that's me, I have no problems with people who have a healthy national pride. I'm just saying I don't and never had.
Ok, good, that's you, a productive citizen following the social contract
BUT
Most people who wear the flag and shout that they are patriots have been nothing but leeches on the nation
Fucking thank you, this is so much more concise than what I wrote and encapsulates it fully
like sports clubs but a bit deadlier