Listen. I’m going to explain it to you like you are five.
“This is America” is a phrase often used to lament police misconduct in the US. By adapting it I explicitly referenced US police misconduct, thereby saying “we have this problem too”. Only if you are ignorant or in bad faith could you interpret this explicit reference to the African American struggle against police violence as “this happens only in Europe”.
If there are mistaken assumptions they are yours and yours alone.
That’s a hell of a lot to expect people to infer from 3 words, especially when the phase you’re adapting IS specifically about it being especially bad in America compared to everywhere else, which it is.
You expressed yourself in an unclear manner and expected me and everyone to jump to a conclusion that doesn’t logically follow from what you said.
Then you started attacking my intelligence and accusing me of arguing in bad faith due to my completely reasonable original interpretation of your vague statement.
I’m not the one being arrogant, uncharitable and sanctimonious here, you are. Please just give it a rest already.
There’s no logic here. It’s a reference. You didn’t get it. That’s ok.
But it’s not my fault you didn’t get it. You just didn’t. Can you accept that you missed a reference? Can you accept that you were working off incomplete implication and reached the wrong conclusion?
Just correcting your false assumptions, that’s all 🤷
Listen. I’m going to explain it to you like you are five.
“This is America” is a phrase often used to lament police misconduct in the US. By adapting it I explicitly referenced US police misconduct, thereby saying “we have this problem too”. Only if you are ignorant or in bad faith could you interpret this explicit reference to the African American struggle against police violence as “this happens only in Europe”.
If there are mistaken assumptions they are yours and yours alone.
That’s a hell of a lot to expect people to infer from 3 words, especially when the phase you’re adapting IS specifically about it being especially bad in America compared to everywhere else, which it is.
Thoughts really glide off you like water off a duck huh?
Nope. Pointing out your mistaken assumptions ≠ not understanding your subsequent explanations.
Or, to explain it like you’re five: not agreeing with your take does not mean not understanding.
Just out of curiosity, what are these mistaken assumptions of mine?
The fact that I don’t phrase things exactly like you would have wanted me to is something you’ll just have to accept.
Your arrogant, uncharitable and sanctimonious attitude is also not really doing you any favors.
You expressed yourself in an unclear manner and expected me and everyone to jump to a conclusion that doesn’t logically follow from what you said.
Then you started attacking my intelligence and accusing me of arguing in bad faith due to my completely reasonable original interpretation of your vague statement.
I’m not the one being arrogant, uncharitable and sanctimonious here, you are. Please just give it a rest already.
There’s no logic here. It’s a reference. You didn’t get it. That’s ok.
But it’s not my fault you didn’t get it. You just didn’t. Can you accept that you missed a reference? Can you accept that you were working off incomplete implication and reached the wrong conclusion?
Your reference didn’t say what you thought it said. It happens. Now leave me the fuck alone.
Upvote for explaining the reference. But to expect the average reader to know that is a bit far stretched.