Man existing today lacks a solid indenty, this not only in his lack of pride for his own folk but also in other ways.
This can be seen via what is known as culture, music, song, writing and so on, though it also covers that of Myths (Stories), Dress, Language in the manner of not just how one speaks but also what, as well as, symbols and rituals.
Essentially, a lack of Identity for Man is he becomes a formless thing with no boundaries defining what he is or what he could accend to.
On the surface this may be seen as ‘freeing’ from obligation but actually results in a ‘creature’ lacking direction and unable to see where to go and what todo with itself.
This can be seen very clearly in how the majority dress, it is roughly all the same, bar a few outliers. Those outliers therefore have an identity, even if they are grasping at one outside of their Racial Gestalt.
An example would be a European wearing Islamic Dress or an Arab doing the same in reverse with European Dress. It looks out of place, queer, and shows the individual or group has no idea who they really are.
This is ideal if you are a ruler over an Empire, the various groups will have no ability to oppose you or your lackies, whereas a group who knows who they are would be a threat.
Forced standardisation onto everyone that does not rule, for the purpose of mainting the corruption and power at the heart of the system today.