• grepe@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    i do believe you honestly mean the things you wrote. and maybe many other people believe that too… but if a person born in soviet russia would say that the decadent west is the root of all evil would you consider it as simply their perspective and someone who suggest otherwise as “having an odd take” for not accepting it? there are perspectives and there is reality.

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      17 hours ago

      i do believe you honestly mean the things you wrote. and maybe many other people believe that too… but it’s just plain arrogant and maybe even delusional to assume everyone other than you has been conditioned to think contrary to reality.

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          25 minutes ago

          When I said that’s an “odd take” I was trying to find an alternative to say that it’s the height of arrogance to suggest that someone else’s lifestyle preference is the result of conditioning, and that they would be happier in a row house.

          Imagine talking about sexual preferences in this way. Honestly it’s just an absurdity.