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In real life, would you also respond to a trivial personal anecdote with moral chastising? Does the discussion have to take a form of geopolitical virtue signal

In real life, would you also respond to a trivial personal anecdote with moral chastising? Does the discussion have to take a form of geopolitical virtue signalling anytimes it grazes a big 'bad' event like a war? Is it ok to talk about mundane things, even in the shadow of the colossal international storms that surround us, without having to make a performance of fighting their shadows at all times?

emmanueloga_ 5y ago
> In real life, would you also respond to a trivial personal anecdote with moral chastising? I may have, to be honest. > Does the discussion have to take a form of geopolitical virtue signalling [...] It may be virtue signaling for you, but if you were from Argentina you would know that war is still an open wound, that it happened during a de-facto government and that it was one of many atrocities that happened during that period.
- dang 5y ago
  It's clear that you have good reason to feel the way you do, but I'm sure you wouldn't jump straight to attacking another person in real life, just because they come from a different background and don't know anything about your experience. You'd probably explain that the war looked very different from the other side, and give them information that helped them understand your point of view. You wouldn't overinterpret someone's simple comment about a trip they'd made as if it were some sort of political provocation. AlbertCory wasn't comparing his vacation anecdote with war deaths in any way. If you had included the context you gave here ("if you were from Argentina you would know that war is still an open wound, that it happened during a de-facto government and that it was one of many atrocities that happened during that period") in your original reply, that already would have been enough to bridge the gap and create understanding. I think everyone here would benefit from learning more about the Argentinian experience.

emmanueloga_ 5y ago

> In real life, would you also respond to a trivial personal anecdote with moral chastising? I may have, to be honest. > Does the discussion have to take a form of geopolitical virtue signalling [...] It may be virtue signaling for you, but if you were from Argentina you would know that war is still an open wound, that it happened during a de-facto government and that it was one of many atrocities that happened during that period.

dang 5y ago
It's clear that you have good reason to feel the way you do, but I'm sure you wouldn't jump straight to attacking another person in real life, just because they come from a different background and don't know anything about your experience. You'd probably explain that the war looked very different from the other side, and give them information that helped them understand your point of view. You wouldn't overinterpret someone's simple comment about a trip they'd made as if it were some sort of political provocation. AlbertCory wasn't comparing his vacation anecdote with war deaths in any way. If you had included the context you gave here ("if you were from Argentina you would know that war is still an open wound, that it happened during a de-facto government and that it was one of many atrocities that happened during that period") in your original reply, that already would have been enough to bridge the gap and create understanding. I think everyone here would benefit from learning more about the Argentinian experience.