Anonymous
04/09/2022 19:21
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
Never heard that.
Anonymous
04/09/2022 18:59
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It annoys me when people bring up privilege of any kind. Why don’t you focus more on straightening out your own miserable life and less on others.
This. Soooooo much THIS.
When I hear someone use the term “____(insert whatever here)____-priviledge” , I know I’m hearing the mind of a moron.
Sorry to hear that you're triggered by pausing to think that the life you enjoy is largely the result of circumstance and luck.
So what? You plan on going back to rewriting history? Utter imbecile. Focus on what you might be able to control.
Anonymous
04/09/2022 17:38
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
Have never had that happen.
Anonymous
04/09/2022 17:09
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It annoys me when people bring up privilege of any kind. Why don’t you focus more on straightening out your own miserable life and less on others.
This. Soooooo much THIS.
When I hear someone use the term “____(insert whatever here)____-priviledge” , I know I’m hearing the mind of a moron.
Sorry to hear that you're triggered by pausing to think that the life you enjoy is largely the result of circumstance and luck.
Anonymous
04/09/2022 15:55
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No.
It’s obviously hugely valid
It isn’t, because we should not compare ourselves to undeveloped countries, and because they’ll say “I immigrated from here from XYZ country with $0” (completely ignoring how hard it is to immigrate legally nowadays).
It's always been hard to immigrate legally. You are discounting the experience of people with much broader worldview, who are qualified to compare the US with their country of origin.
I don’t know if immigrating from another country automatically means you have a much broader worldview. My in laws have the world view of their one city in a foreign country and five years in a small US town. I don’t think that trumps Americans who have travelled/studied/worked abroad.
Anonymous
04/09/2022 15:51
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
Anonymous wrote:No. Class and living standards matter hugely. A huge part of our current political impasse stems from totally ignoring such important differences while simultaneously talking too much about racism and sexism. It’s the most cynical of politics and ignores that economic issues are often even more important for non-male and non-white people.
+1
Anonymous
04/09/2022 14:44
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No.
It’s obviously hugely valid
It isn’t, because we should not compare ourselves to undeveloped countries, and because they’ll say “I immigrated from here from XYZ country with $0” (completely ignoring how hard it is to immigrate legally nowadays).
It's always been hard to immigrate legally. You are discounting the experience of people with much broader worldview, who are qualified to compare the US with their country of origin.
Anonymous
04/09/2022 14:36
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
Anonymous wrote:It annoys me when people bring up privilege of any kind. Why don’t you focus more on straightening out your own miserable life and less on others.
This. Soooooo much THIS.
When I hear someone use the term “____(insert whatever here)____-priviledge” , I know I’m hearing the mind of a moron.
Anonymous
04/09/2022 09:41
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
It annoys me when people bring up privilege of any kind. Why don’t you focus more on straightening out your own miserable life and less on others.
Anonymous
04/09/2022 09:40
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No.
It’s obviously hugely valid
It isn’t, because we should not compare ourselves to undeveloped countries, and because they’ll say “I immigrated from here from XYZ country with $0” (completely ignoring how hard it is to immigrate legally nowadays).
You just stated an opinion, not any sort of logical reasoning.
To me it seems like an apt comparison.
Anonymous
04/09/2022 09:22
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
Anonymous wrote:No.
It’s obviously hugely valid
It isn’t, because we should not compare ourselves to undeveloped countries, and because they’ll say “I immigrated from here from XYZ country with $0” (completely ignoring how hard it is to immigrate legally nowadays).
Anonymous
04/09/2022 09:09
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
No.
It’s obviously hugely valid
It’s obviously hugely valid
Anonymous
04/09/2022 08:26
Subject: Re:Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
Not really, but I'm not on social media so I don't encounter these lazy types of arguments. It's not surprising though that people have figured out how to use "x privilege" to counter another argument.
Anonymous
04/09/2022 08:12
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
No. Class and living standards matter hugely. A huge part of our current political impasse stems from totally ignoring such important differences while simultaneously talking too much about racism and sexism. It’s the most cynical of politics and ignores that economic issues are often even more important for non-male and non-white people.
Anonymous
04/09/2022 07:53
Subject: Does it bother you when people bring up “country privilege” (living in a developed country) to try
to silence talking about systemic racism or White privilege.