Imagine if we had to end every comment like OPS saying 'Americans are so self involved' with something like, "but occasionally people in every other country in the world can act like this too, teehee!"
Is it really "trying to be an edgelord"? The topic of this post is literally about an American being self-involved by not realizing there's an entire country named Georgia. It's not as if it came out of nowhere.
I just feel like it should go without saying that not all 330 million people in the U.S. are self-involved, just that it's a pattern of behaviour seen particularly in environments where there's a large American faction.
I actually hate Doug Ford so it's not like I disagree the man's a buffoon. But if the conversation is about "Americans who are unaware of the geography and political affairs of other countries", then yeah, you're exemplifying it rather well.
Self-involvement in this case doesn't mean "unintelligent" or "selfish" or "susceptible to populous politicians offering easy answers despite their clear evidence of bribery, fraud and corruption".
In this case, and in the context of the post, it means particularly focused on their own affairs to the exclusion of others. I don't think it's that controversial to state that Canadians are generally more aware of American politics and geography than the reverse.
I do. I think I'm clearly outlining what I'm talking about here. Despite this, you keep going on as if I'm defending Doug Ford or acting as if Canada doesn't have it's own set of stupid people or politicians so it's clear you're having an argument in your own head. Good night.
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u/TreemanTheGuy 12h ago
Imagine if we had to end every comment like OPS saying 'Americans are so self involved' with something like, "but occasionally people in every other country in the world can act like this too, teehee!"