Is state pride stupid?

[Sava]

American states, specifically; but feel free to chime in about province-pride.

IMO, we're one country. I was born in Illinois, I live in Illinois, yet don't feel any inherent loyalty to Illinois. I don't fly the Illinois flag. And frankly, I think state pride is stupid. People from certain states, which I will not mention, take great pride in their state. Some even think their state is a different country. So... is state pride stupid?

[Inverse Icarus]

don't mess with texas.

[St Leo]

Ontario r0x0rs! Alberta sux0rs!

Actually, I don't think I could even say what the Ontario flag looks like. I suspect that there's a Union Jack in the corner and that there might be some branch on it...

[orange]

i thought you were from Oregon

Yeah, state pride, as well as national pride, imo, is stupid. I don't have a problem with it, i mean you can be proud of your nation or state if you really want to...but there's usually just as much bad that you can point out as there is good.

Mississippi! Home to 89 years of Jim Crow!

[Japher]

Short answer; No.

I don't fly the flag of California.
I wouldn't mind moving.
I would not die for my state.

but...

I feel that one should take pride in where they live. from their block to their planet and everything inbetween. I hype up California because I think it is a great place to live, with some minor political exceptions right now. (Davis suks).

You can think state pride is stupid, I think state loyalty is stupid, and pride in general can be deemed stupid.

[Victor Galis]

The flag of Georgia looks stupid, and the amount of energy that the governor is putting into getting an unconstitutional flag approved is ridiculous.

[Japher]

don't mess with texas.

Why, I think it's messed up enough.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by orange
Mississippi! Home to 89 years of Jim Crow!

I don't particularly see what's wrong with taking pride in the area you live and taking steps to make it even better.

[Elok]

"Maryland: We've Got Crabs!" (TM) Who cares?

Maybe if I were from Louisiana or somewhere cool like that I'd have said no to the poll. If I were from Utah, on the other hand, I wouldn't have answered the poll at all. Probably would have hanged myself years ago, from the despair of living in a state full of salt, prudes, and ugly national parks that contain no plant or animal life.
It all depends, really. What has your individual state done to be proud of?

[loinburger]

It's pretty difficult to feel any pride over living in Ohio. What am I supposed to say? "Wutang, it's overcast again! Hot damn!"

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Victor Galis
The flag of Georgia looks stupid, and the amount of energy that the governor is putting into getting an unconstitutional flag approved is ridiculous.

Unconstitutional?

[Spiffor]

Taking "pride" of the place you live in is essentially stupid, because you have done nothing to live in this place. The only situation where you can be "proud" of your place is when you have put a lot of effort in it to successfully make it better.

Being happy/content/discontent/anything of the place you live is a different matter. It is natural to like/dislike the place you live in, at whatever level, from your house to your planet.

[Dinner]

California is the best state and all of you know it is true.

[Sava]

I should further clarify what I mean. I'm not asking if its wrong to like, enjoy, or support where you live. I'm from the Chicago area, and I'm proud of it. But I don't wave a flag of Chicago, or Illinois. And I don't proclaim it to be better than anywhere else.

[Spiffor]

Nogent sur Marne is the real center of the universe, and all of you know it is true