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Originally Posted by Nietzsche
You. Cannot be proud. Of anything. That isn't. Your own. Doings. You can be happy, but not proud. Pride is reserved for works of your own, not others.
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Quite clearly, it isn't. You're confusing can't and shouldn't. It's actually very easy to be proud of something that you didn't make/do.
Should you? That's the real debate.
The simple fact is that numerous cultures and nationalities would have died out long ago if not for cultural/national pride. There's a pretty clear purpose for it.
Whether that's a good or bad thing is a bit stickier, but I would say that there is much more to it than "insecurity".