“Dear Mark. I am writing this to inform you that I shall not comply”

Re:“Dear Mark. I am writing this to inform you that I shall ... by sanderjd on Thursday September 08, 2016 @09:32PM (#12459067)

> the rhetoric of privilege is inseparable from personal attack

Is this a generational point of view? I don't think that the word "privilege" is "inseperable from personal attack. To me, this very much fits into the definition of a privilege as "a benefit enjoyed by a person, beyond the advantages of most". Access to and time to read a broad variety of news sources is very much a benefit enjoyed by some people, beyond the advantages of most. I don't see how there's any personal attack implicit in that...

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Re:“Dear Mark. I am writing this to inform you that I shall ... by throwanem on Thursday September 08, 2016 @09:42PM (#12459105)

I've observed people to respond very badly when I use it, and as best I can tell, that's why.

I speak to communicate with people - that's communicate with, not talk to, and if you're unclear on the distinction, any dictionary with etymological information will serve you.

Talking about other people's opinions, behaviors, and beliefs in terms of privilege makes communicating with them harder instead of easier. So it's not worth my while to do.

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