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minus-squareCaptainEffort@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year ago“I’ve never experienced it so you must just be imagining it” pretty much describes the conflict of every issue out there, from race to mental illness. Hell, even things like homelessness.
minus-squarelurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThere’s also the “I have suffered it and therefore everyone else must suffer it as well”
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoDon’t forget “I’ve suffered it and it wasn’t that bad so don’t pretend it is”
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoWhich actually means “I’ve pretended to suffer it and you are probably too”.
“I’ve never experienced it so you must just be imagining it” pretty much describes the conflict of every issue out there, from race to mental illness. Hell, even things like homelessness.
There’s also the “I have suffered it and therefore everyone else must suffer it as well”
Don’t forget “I’ve suffered it and it wasn’t that bad so don’t pretend it is”
Which actually means “I’ve pretended to suffer it and you are probably too”.