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It's really not important to reinforce whatever stereotype your parent is implying.

• brokenmachine 9y ago
  In your opinion. Open discussion will not necessarily reinforce anything, people have the ability to draw their own conclusions. Personally I would rather that OP stated their opinion explicitly. Also I actually don't know what the stereotype was that was being implied.
  • kome 9y ago
    Thank you for asking more explanations so nicely, and sorry for being so cryptic. I think that welfare in the US is about philanthropy, charity and "good will", and not about "social rights" as in Europe. And that comment showed exactly that attitude: the guy is kinda confused on why that woman refuses his "good will". She is asking for rights, he is offering "good will". In my opinion, her answer created a cognitive dissonance in his mind, and that's why he answers back so angrily. I find that attitude to social welfare super American. I think that the American approach to welfare has ethical and practical limits. Welfare based on philanthropy and good will is not an efficient welfare: it won’t change much. It also adds a moral dimension that (imho) shouldn't be there… Sorry for the late answer!
    • brokenmachine 9y ago
      Nice explanation. Thanks.