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Are young people stupid? | Scam of the Week (Michael West Media) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago by unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone to c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone

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[+] Ilandar@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Even saying "Australians are racist" doesn't mean you are claiming every single Australian is racist. A bit like "toxic masculinity" isn't implying that every single man is toxic, or that every single masculine trait is toxic.

I think if someone wants to find the worst interpretation of a word or phrase, they are going to find it ultimately. Usually because they want to attack an idea without arguing against the substance of the idea (because they have no legitimate argument).

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Even saying "Australians are racist" doesn't mean you are claiming every single Australian is racist. A bit like "toxic masculinity" isn't implying that every single man is toxic

I agree with your conclusion, but don't like this analogy. The phrase "toxic masculinity" in itself identifies the fact that not all masculinity is toxic. "Toxic" identifies which strict subset of masculine behaviours are being referred to, because if all masculinity were toxic, there'd be no need to say "toxic" masculinity.

Whereas from a purely syntactical perspective, the phrase "Australians are racist" does seem to imply all Australians are racist, even if what's actually meant is that "the collective behaviour of the society made up of Australians is a racist one".

A better analogy might be ACAB, which certainly seems as though it's saying each and every individual cop is a bastard, even though that's not what it means.

[–] yoz@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Young people are definitely stupid. They are busy working 2-3 jobs than protesting for their future. Boomers have fucked them good.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What the fuck kind of title is that? Are old people stupid?

[–] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

It's a click-baity youtube thing. His opinion is not that young people are stupid, it is in reference to Julia Gillard's comments about "antisemitism" being driven by social media because young people aren't getting their news from traditional sources.

[–] invidious_bot@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

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