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> but most of us live in the US. It makes sense that we would talk about our own country. In an article about Chinese human rights abuses? At the most charita

> but most of us live in the US. It makes sense that we would talk about our own country. In an article about Chinese human rights abuses? At the most charitable, needing to make everything about the US is a form of political narcissism. If you want to talk about US problems, post an on-topic article and talk about them there.

jonathanyc 8y ago
I’m proud to be American and proud to think about how America measures up to other countries. My belief in America’s virtues is strong enough that I’m comfortable using other countries’ problems to discuss American problems. (It’s almost like this is one reason to read world news.) Calling this “political narcissism” is thinly veiled political solipsism. I’m amazed to read that here—do you just put your thoughts about the country in which you live in a little box, separate from everything else? It’s not like you can’t ignore these threads if you’d like; most of us can walk and chew gum at the same time. It sounds to me like you have some deep-seated insecurities that I really don’t think you should have. I think you should address these before you go around whining about other people’s attempt to discuss things.
- Lionsion 8y ago
  > It sounds to me like you have some deep-seated insecurities that I really don’t think you should have. I think you should address these before you go around whining about other people’s attempt to discuss things. How condescending. I have a deep-seated frustration that threads on this and similar topics become trainwreck full of derails and distraction. I'd be surprised if the majority of comments in this thread even discussed China or the situation there, rather than use it as a jumping off point derail to a US topic. As far as I can tell, I'm the only person to have used the term Xinjiang in this entire thread. This is in a post about Xinjiang. Just to emphasize: this thread is such a trainwreck that it dropped like a rock off the front page. That does no one any good. > It’s almost like this is one reason to read world news. A better reason to read world news is to understand and discuss the world, not to compulsively engage in domestic topics.

jonathanyc 8y ago

I’m proud to be American and proud to think about how America measures up to other countries. My belief in America’s virtues is strong enough that I’m comfortable using other countries’ problems to discuss American problems. (It’s almost like this is one reason to read world news.) Calling this “political narcissism” is thinly veiled political solipsism. I’m amazed to read that here—do you just put your thoughts about the country in which you live in a little box, separate from everything else? It’s not like you can’t ignore these threads if you’d like; most of us can walk and chew gum at the same time. It sounds to me like you have some deep-seated insecurities that I really don’t think you should have. I think you should address these before you go around whining about other people’s attempt to discuss things.

Lionsion 8y ago
> It sounds to me like you have some deep-seated insecurities that I really don’t think you should have. I think you should address these before you go around whining about other people’s attempt to discuss things. How condescending. I have a deep-seated frustration that threads on this and similar topics become trainwreck full of derails and distraction. I'd be surprised if the majority of comments in this thread even discussed China or the situation there, rather than use it as a jumping off point derail to a US topic. As far as I can tell, I'm the only person to have used the term Xinjiang in this entire thread. This is in a post about Xinjiang. Just to emphasize: this thread is such a trainwreck that it dropped like a rock off the front page. That does no one any good. > It’s almost like this is one reason to read world news. A better reason to read world news is to understand and discuss the world, not to compulsively engage in domestic topics.