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> Nowhere did I [...] put down America in general. > As an American, I’ve noticed that this attitude of disinterest toward the outside world is common, even en
by slibhb 6y ago
> Nowhere did I [...] put down America in general.
> As an American, I’ve noticed that this attitude of disinterest toward the outside world is common, even encouraged. It’s not a good thing and frankly it’s the source of a lot of problems with the country today.
- keiferski 6y agoIn no way does that indicate I’m anti-American or engaging in self-flagellation. Having a minor criticism of one’s country is a healthy, normal thing.
- slibhb 6y agoWe've established that you did "put down America in general". We can disagree over whether that constitutes self-flagellation. Moving on, I didn't say you are "anti-American" nor did I say that there's anything wrong with "criticizing one's country". I will say that criticizing a culture is hard because cultures are not uniform, which was my point ("decayed industrial town in the Midwest" and "bastion of liberal globalism" are very different in terms of "disinterest in the outside world"). I don't question your experiences, I only pointed out that they are yours, and I doubt they can be universalized. The kind of meaning that you're talking about just isn't one-size-fits-all.