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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Where is your current location? It says Victoria. Didn't you one time say you supported communism? Could be wrong but I thought I remember reading that, which was a real eye opener for me.
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I am. What difference does that make? Do you think you're immune from your own localized echo chambers and regional biases?
Didn't you just call me out yesterday for making a false claim regarding the CPC? And then, when I provided evidence for it (for which a simple google search brought up a plethora of results), you just stopped replying. Why was it that you weren't aware these examples existed when there were so many of them and so easily found? Is it possible that you also exist in some of your own bubbles?
I can almost guarantee that I've been to more countries, continents, and made more long-lasting friends in those places before age 35 than most people will in their entire lives.
That's not meant as a brag. I've been incredibly fortunate in some areas of my life and incredibly unfortunate in others. That's the way life goes.
To be clear, I have no issues with people taking shots at me living in B.C., the hippies/hipsters out here, etc. That's all fair game in my opinion, and I give as good as I get. I love banter like that.
However, it's incredibly arrogant, bordering on narcissism, to assume that someone's viewpoints, beliefs, etc., are entirely shaped by where they live (and that you are somehow above such primitive cognitive biases). You know dick all about my life, lived experiences, or the specialized knowledge I may have acquired in certain areas which shape my opinions.
Even if I were a communist (I'm not), the fact that that immediately disqualifies or taints my posts to you in some way demonstrates major intellectual laziness on your part. Maybe work on your empathy skills, or at least attempt to find out why someone believes the things they do instead of just making baseless assumptions about the poster.