Re: [OT] 12 year old British born girl punished for celebrating British culture

On 7/20/2025 2:31 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

Jul 20, 2025 at 8:08:39 AM PDT, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

 

. . .

 

Example:  Someone who's "proud to be an American" likely had little
choice in the matter and thus has little basis for pride.

 

Of course they have a choice. No one's stopping anyone from leaving and
renouncing their citizenship.

 moviePig should be living with his Russian counterpart who is proud of
his country for having invaded and started a war with Ukraine. Of
course, he has no Russian counterpart. There's no free media. The war
isn't being discussed publicly and the vast majority of Russians are
unaware of its full extent.
 Having pride does not flow from having been born somewhere.

Not does it flow from having conveniently remained there.
   > I wonder why so many people emigrate from their homelands to immigrate

here. Perhaps they aren't so proud of the places they were born.

  Perhaps they haven't the luxury of affectations such as empty pride.