I completely agree with this. But he's in a priviliged position. He can afford to think like this. A lot of minorities can't. Black pride and Gay pride is important.
I'm proud of kenya for some reasons and not so proud for many including corruption, poor leadership, discrimination of minorities but I still have hope
I have every reason to be proud as a Canadian. I love my country, and my fellow countrymen. I love Canada, it's the best country in the world
My birth country, Philippines... not so much, there's really nothing to be proud of as a Filipino except we sing karaoke all day, and spend time watching telenovelas or gossip about each other.