Don’t you think it’s quite ironic that the subject I’m trying to avoid is being discussed in this post?

  • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    It’s perfectly on form for a modern citizen of a Western country to confuse denial and avoidance as inner peace.

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      3 months ago

      It’s undeniably better for you to not worry, but also the ability to not worry is undeniably privileged since it means you’re not personally affected.

      Also i just don’t think it’s true that we can separate our issues from the third world’s issues, they are connected, and the very uncomfortable fact is that the connection often is our benefitting from their exploitation. That’s not as true as it once was, colonialism is different now, but it’s still true, i own countless cheap items thatwere manufactured by exploited workers in other countries.

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      3 months ago

      Why are you assuming this person gets all of their news from Lemmy?

      • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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        3 months ago

        I didn’t even reference “this person”, it’s a simple comment on Western culture, just like it purports to be.