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The op is invoking racism and colonialism because the article struck a nerve in the sense that they feel criticised that they aren't on time. Surely that's not
by rognjen 7y ago
The op is invoking racism and colonialism because the article struck a nerve in the sense that they feel criticised that they aren't on time. Surely that's not an ideal argument.
That's what I meant.
- coldtea 7y agoThe concept of punctuality in modern society (and how and why it was enforced, and where its culturally applicable and where not) is more broad that this or that individual being punctual or not. It can grind one's gears (speaking of which, a classic example of critique against the mechanization of time in modern capitalism was "Modern Times" and its iconic clock scene) whether they are punctual or not. In this case, the absolute tone of TFA is what struck me. Besides, the value of "struck a nerve" as an argument is close to zero. One could say just it as well against a doctor that rants against an anti-vaxing comment for example. Doesn't mean the doctor is wrong.