Those who have accomplished something as individuals feel no need to be proud of their race...
Or proud of their business or company? Or city? Or country? Or children? Or spouse? Must pride be limited to one's individual accomplishments? Why?
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I’ve never felt proud of something handed to me, have you?
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You wouldn't feel proud of your grandfather's service to his country if he passed along his military medals to you in his will?
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I'd say that it depends on your share. Pride for a country is a slippery slope in any case...
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God forbid anyone should ever feel patriotic?
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Is pride a virtue AND a vice?
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Collective pride always looks like a vice to the outgroup.
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I don't think he'd disagree with having pride for any of those. The point he's getting at is that individuals who boast their race's achievements probably don't have many achievements of their own to boast, thus race pride may suggest personal emptiness. Or maybe I'm wrong idk
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It's bad to take pride in winning a gold medal? A Nobel prize? Being superior at something honorable? Interesting.
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At least with your kids you made and raised them. Your company, at least you contributed. In Danish we have an expression: "decoratingwith borrowed feathers."
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You can be happy for a couple without pretending you're the one making them happy.
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