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  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Well ignorance is the state of “not knowing”. So yeah. You were/ are the ignorant one in that exchange. It might make you uncomfortable, but your “not knowing” in that exchange does make you the ignorant one. No amount of downvotes or upvotes changes that.

    And to be clear, in your second response, you weren’t identifying the ignorance of Americans, you were blaming them for it. Then, when you could have just engaged with what Rapidcreek said, and instead you became accusatory and inflammatory. Which actually lines up well with the sentiment of the prior statement you made where you blamed Americans for their ignorance. The reality of travel is that its a privilege, and that even those who haven’t traveled desire to (which you would know if you had done something to resolve your ignorance), but that there are structural economic and political barriers for many US citizens to be able to do so. Many Americans want to travel, but they can’t afford to, or because of the structure of their lives, they can’t find the time to.

    So I agree with what Rapidcreek said. I think you need a vacation.

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      3 hours ago

      Again, just because you can’t travel doesn’t mean you can’t educate yourself on matters. Quit excusing ignorance, champ.

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        3 hours ago

        This is the “women shouldn’t wear short skirts” argument with regards to preventing rape. Its victim blaming. Americans are victims of a system which keeps them ignorant in their world view, impoverished economically, and bound politically. But its their fault.

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            3 hours ago

            Its not, but you are both ignorant and inflammatory, so i don’t expect much more than this in a response from you.

            You don’t seem to have the ability to actually engage with the material being presented. But I can infer that you are probably American, so I don’t blame you for your ignorance or inability to engage intellectually.