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Sure, but I think what grates on people with Germany is the "they should know better" aspect of it. People have (or had) expectations of EU countries they don't
by sillyfluke 3mo ago
Sure, but I think what grates on people with Germany is the "they should know better" aspect of it. People have (or had) expectations of EU countries they don't have of "the harsher places".
- phainopepla2 3mo agoSometimes called the soft bigotry of low expectations
- talon8635 3mo agoNo I don’t think so. The “Germany should know better” is more akin to irony Soft bigotry of low expectation is not open hostility so much as a giving up on a people—-X people are inherently incapable, so just let them be, don’t expect anything from them. As a result of painless low expectation, no one strives, no one offers them opportunities, the people don’t move forward, and the low expectation fuels further low expectation based on poor performance. Mor maybe you were referring to expectation of other EU countries to be unwelcoming?