fuck am I doing Okay, you know what? You win. I'm an outsider. I can't fathom what your country's going through 'cause I don't live there, I don't breathe there, I don't shit there, and the stuff I'm reading about it sure as shit ain't going to enlighten me 'cause you need intuition to grasp it... like I'm going to tell you about the state of Walmart or how to treat your troops returning from abroad or someshit. I've said I'm not an American a hundred times by now. You want me to say it any more? Alright, I'll mention it every time I reply to you about something concerning the US, 'cause I'm pretty sure the rest of Hubski already gets it. Don't even start about the validity of opinions. A modicum of thought is enough to consider that maybe our perspectives might be different.
I want you to not take it personally when you're told you're wrong and not expect to have the kind of knowledge of this country that you seem to think you have. You can have insight but as an outsider and your knowledge is indirectly acquired. We once had a long conversation that was basically me and others trying to explain that you don't understand freedom of speech here and you wouldn't back down from your misunderstanding of that right here. You need to be willing to back down like I do when I hear about Canada or New England instead of getting butthurt. You aren't going to find a more willing community to consider the experience of the world outside their own experience than hubski and your prejudice about the people in America and your perceived disrespect are causing your bad experience. And you know what? You're still upset that you feel someone is disrespecting you instead of giving you advice on how to approach people and get over your own arrogance
I apologize. I've given you a dose of disrespect that you didn't deserve, simply because your opinion was opposing mine. I was in a bad place, and with as clear a view of things as I do now, I wouldn't have hit "contribute" then. I still disagree with you on a lot that you brought up, during this conversation or your last reply, but I'm in no position to argue any of it with clarity right now. I just wanted to say that I made a mistake by being as dismissive and aggressive towards you and your words as I was.