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"Pride in America, and in a lot of other countries where there is a lot of progression, is not just for that country, it's not just for those people. Pride is a symbol for everyone. It's a symbol for those countries where you can't really express yourself fully without risking being killed. To even parts of this country where people cannot express themselves or tell people their preferences without risking physical harm to them. That it can get better; that there are people around them, there are people in this world that will support them no matter what. That there is a goal of acceptance that can be fought for. It is telling us the world, like you [Youtuber Mac was reacting to] said, 'it shouldn't matter.' Sadly, this world does not believe that. And because this world does not believe that, to the point that they would rather kill people, we have pride."