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Once again, seeing the whole, "Fediverse is full of Europeans who keep refusing to frame social justice issues strictly from the point of view of USians and this is definitely very problematic everyone!" thing.
And I can't help thinking, "Have you tried taking your cultural imperialism and shoving it up your arse? Maybe that will help?"
"But why can't you see racial issues through the precise lens of the US civil war and its aftermath and the North American social justice struggles of the 20th century while completely ignoring the impact of your own countries' 19th and 20th century colonial legacies, the status of European ethnic minorities, and the effects of reintegration after the Cold War? The fact that you have your own issues and perspectives is VERY PROBLEMATIC FOR ME, and I DO NOT LIKE IT!"
Diddums?
Guess fucking what? The societal norms of the US and refusal to consider that other perspectives may exist are pretty much utterly dominant in the moderation culture of every other English language social networking system.
Maybe it's OK to have, you know, just one where we don't all have to pretend to be you?
@goatsarah on the one hand, I agree, and on the other, there's always something funny when Brits complain about American cultural imperialism. Like a more harmless version of Irish people complaining about migration.
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@ailbhe @goatsarah do you mean actual Irish people, or Irish Americans? Because given the issues caused by the last group of people who imergrated to Ireland in large numbers, I think they can be forgiven if they're a bit salty about it...
@duckwhistle @goatsarah I mean actual Irish people. They're still printing the Article 2 quote in passports issued this year in spite of the 9.2 amendment.
@ailbhe @duckwhistle @goatsarah Bloody hell, you’re right. I never noticed that on my very shiny new passport.
The 27th amendment really is a shocking stain on modern Ireland.
@helvick @duckwhistle @goatsarah There's the quote, bold as brass. It's shameful.