That does not change my point. Despite- or perhaps because of- their efforts, the average American couldn’t even tell you accurately when the Civil War happened from memory. It’s once again not strictly their fault they don’t know about those movements.
Reading this, I get the impression you’re taking the ides that people are products of their environment¹ and the concept of personal responsibility is mostly a tool to deflect from systemic horrors¹, and applying them very selectively² based on who you think of as evil².
No I’m criticizing your assignment of ‘fault’ and the core of your reasoning being applied arbitrarily to create a very spotty paradigm of responsibility on grounds that may as well be arbitrary.
That does not change my point. Despite- or perhaps because of- their efforts, the average American couldn’t even tell you accurately when the Civil War happened from memory. It’s once again not strictly their fault they don’t know about those movements.
Reading this, I get the impression you’re taking the ides that people are products of their environment¹ and the concept of personal responsibility is mostly a tool to deflect from systemic horrors¹, and applying them very selectively² based on who you think of as evil².
Which is certainly a choice.
¹yep
²oof
Jesus christ you argue like a republican
Projecting and being incredibly nonspecific?
Being pandantic and smug when you knew what I meant
No I’m criticizing your assignment of ‘fault’ and the core of your reasoning being applied arbitrarily to create a very spotty paradigm of responsibility on grounds that may as well be arbitrary.