['Chair]

I'm proud to be an atheist (and at times when convenient, GT Alum).

EDIT: forgot the why. atheists do not conform without at least some thinking for themselves. As for the other...I'm a fair weather fan who rarely watches/goes to games.

[censored] - I don't find it odd that dids finds pride in one non-tangible [sports team] and not the other [nationalism]. The older I get, the more things I learn that make me sad about the politics in most countries...and ESPECIALLY in the US. Its hard not to drudge up all bad memories of something that is so impacting on your life (like you said, taxes, prohibition, etc)...where as a basketball team could have 5 losing seasons and you could still love em for that one game back in '03 where they upset a top 10 team.

I think my point is that the gravity of the two example situations is what separates them...at least for me.

I do think that you are right on about the race pride.