Why does having Europeans pride raise negative attention?
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I blame this on groups like the "neo nazi's" and "kkk", they have masked racism with what they claim is white pride. I am white and am proud of my european heritage, but I understand peoples feelings about these groups. They are not standing for anything good. If a group wants to come together and celebrate white pride (or northern european pride) I am all for it, as long as no one is claiming superiority or belittling other races.
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I'm with Leanne on this!  I do like Americans, rather more than is fashionable in the UK at the moment, but I really don't mind that I'm not one.\n\nI get the impression of rather more national pride in America than we see in the UK.  In recent years our flags (the Union Flag and England's St. George's Cross in particular) have been hijacked by racist groups. This does not encourage the more recent immigrants to the country to adopt the national symbols as their own.  As a result we have a collection of sub-cultures which are not really well integrated into the whole.
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Europeans seem to have their act together in a lot of ways. America lives in the dark ages. Just look at the Neanderthal who first answered this question.
896606
Its a territory thing.  Humans love a bit of territory.\nThat's why there so much elitism about - but this is perfectly natural.  It's fake, but harmless (generally).\n\nYou get to feel part of something, and at the same time identify yourself as an individual separate from anyone else.  \n\nIt's an interesting part of culture, because it is the rivalry between groups (still talking on a superficial level here) that pushes things forward - competition makes the world go round.
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Everyone spread propaganda and everyone has committed uncivilized behavior for the protection of the country, tribe, and empire.  We as a people us propaganda to make us feel okay about using actions that are improper by any standards.\n\nThis is not just a European issue, but a worldwide one.  This has happened in all societies and races.  We know what happened during the Roman times because they were better at keeping history.
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you may think this, but actually some people are the opposite as far as broadcasting thier pride.  they feel maybe that they are overcoming or have overcome obstacles and are proud.  i see nothing wrong with it.  maybe it is a way to encourage people of thier same culture to also strive to succeed.  i think this is actually promoting confidence, not low self-esteem.  low self-esteem is blamed for too much these days, in my opinion.  low self-esteem is being used a lot, i think, as an excuse for just any old thing.  perhaps the "mexican pride" people are simply proud of who they are and thier culture.  i see no hint of low self-esteem here, perhaps you need a dictionary.  while looking up self-esteem, you might opt to look up prejudice.........
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I live in Italy and I'm half Italian and I can tell you why. I've been disliking Italian attitude for the past 10 years, there's a lot of "vittimismo" here, people feel as if everyone is against Italy, everyone is envious because Italy is the best country in the world (which is not true, come live here and you'll see for yourself). I'm talking about this on an Italian blog on msn (go see for yourself if you're interested www.msn.it and then look for blog sports and find my comments under faerie poet in the news related to zidane or golden ball award) and you'll see how much I've been insulted and mistreated morally. It's that horrible Italian attitude of feeling that they are the best people on Earth and everyone else is always trying to say something bad about them. Well see what so many Italians said about the French, the Germans, the Ukrainians etc.
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Too much nationalistic pride. But it is not even about them really loving their country it is because they don't like other countries. But it isn't even about their hate of other countries. It is simply because they are angry. Angry about the way their life is, angry about their lack of success, and hard times. They blame this on everyone else instead of accepting responsibility for their own lives. Blame it on a race, other country, God, even society.
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Europeans don't hate Americans so much as they believe they're getting a distorted view of what America really is, whether it be by media or other sources.  It is hard for many in the world to understand how American soldiers in Iraq, for example, can at one time hunt down insurgents, yet be so kind as to hand out candy and medical supplies to kids in the street.  Few other cultures act that way. \nI don't believe Europeans are jealous of America, because their standard of living is close to that of Americans. But European children are taught to be much more questioning about the world than their American counterparts. Sometimes they are frustrated by the seeming inanity of America's answers.
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Probably to make you attached stronger to your homeland.\nPersonally, I don't like it much to force nationalism. Here in Central Europe we had quite a lot of trouble because of it, and if you read some of the answers to your question, you'll see why.
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You're cute to ask this question. I also feel bad about reading such insulting comments. I think that there are very mixed feeling between French and American people. I read that this sometimes difficult relationship is due to the fact that both countries have a more universalist culture than others, which explains that international positions are very important in both countries and that opposition between them is often very harsh.\n\nI think criticizing each other can be a mean to improve for both countries, but only if everybody recognize the qualities of the other and if people stop insulting each other. Insults are just stupid and useless
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it was mainly two things.  Frist was the left over effects that WW1 had incuding the treaty of versaillies that made alot of germans with a bad taste in their mouth.  The second is Nationalism. This is an plotical idea that is sesnse of belong to a coummity that shared historaicl, politcal, ethical, Geographal, and religious tranditions.  In the most extreme way (like Nazi Germany, Facist Italy, and Imperal Japan) it is used ina way that people in a country feel like their country and race is the best and other people from other countries and races are below them. this is a good starting point. I hope this help and good luck.
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I suppose Americanaphiles because we've termed the word over here Europhile for a person who loves the European Union more than his/her distinct European State.\nThese people are also called BIGOTS if they have that attitude that America is the ONLY PLACE TO BE. I've met one or two outside America and i truly feel sorry for them. They're blinded to appreciating difference and diversity.
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It is your duty as a citizen of a democracy to be questioning of your nation, and criticising when you think it is appropriate. \n\nTo be blind to the errors that your own country makes abroad is very dangerous, especially if a large number of people also do this.\n\nUnless it's during the World Cup, which is an ideal (and relatively harmless) outlet for nationalism and the dislike of other nations.
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We don't, live with it. Your arrogant western ideals and insistence on impossing them on other cultures are why they hate us so much. If the people in those countries are that unhappy they can have a civil war. If it isn't popular enough to succeed, too bad.
700048
There is nothing wrong with being proud of one's noble accomplishments.  Only hubris, excessive pride, is harmful.
762544
It just depends on where you are and how you've been raised! I know plenty of europeans, and they seem just fine. Go any where in the u.s. and i'm sure that some state will have an issue with another state. Like kansas and arkansas. Now they don't think to highly of each other. It's not about the country, but the people and how they've been raised.