“There are always people who see the bad even in a great situation.”
What’s the great situation? The pride parade specifically, or just the general warm vibe of living in an anti-religious state which does not guarantee basic liberties like freedom or speech and/or fair trial?
“so it need not be all rosy to appreciate that we have our own self determination.”
A state run by atheists and arabs with a ~5-10% representation for frum yidden is not a Jewish state. The Torah has no interest in chilonim having “self-determination.”