Wolf, you often say you are going to heck, this could be a real likely reason, lack of hakoras hatov, and kochi veotzem yodi attitude.
Excuse me!
*Nowhere* have I EVER stated that I am better than my ancestors. On the contrary, if you look above, you’ll see that I said that I was GRATEFUL to my parents and grandparents for their efforts in raising me.
How dare you insist that I made your point when I did nothing of the sort. I am NOT “anti-yichus” (whatever the heck that means). My point has nothing really to do with yichus — it has to do with taking pride in things that you contributed nothing to. If you’ll recall, I even made my point using the Yankees as an example.
My point is that I don’t understand why people take pride in (or feel shame for) things that they had no contribution to. While yichus COULD BE an application of that, it most certainly is not what it’s all about.
I happen to be a big proponent in family research and genealogy. I think it’s a wonderful thing when people research their family histories and discover their roots. I do it myself (yes, I have a subscription to ancestry.com). But that’s not the same thing as taking pride.
Don’t tell me I’m “anti-yichus” when I’ve expressed nothing of the sort.
The Wolf