The parent implied that Joe Rogan listeners were especially prone to to “taking on the
I'm a victim to things that don't affect me persona”. I was just pointing out that this is by no means unique to Joe Rogan listeners or the right wing - I’d say it’s just basic human nature really. I also felt a particular sense of irony that the comment was being made in response to a rather benign fluff piece about the show: in my opinion a lot of the outrage about Rogan is overblown and the mere mention of his name seems to whip people up into a frenzy - and I wanted to point that out as well.
Whenever someone is bashing a particular group of people for exhibiting a certain trait, I think it’s worth questioning whether that trait is really unique or unusually common in that group. Many times it is not, and it is just our biases that make it seem that way. And just in general I find that it’s unproductive to make disparaging comments about large groups of people.
I do regret saying "people on the left". I used it as a counter-example to the parent comment which mentioned "right-wingers", but if I could amend it I would probably just say "people in general".
With regards to holding people responsible: I don’t know - I think it’s ok for people to have and express opinions about things that don’t affect them personally. I think where we often fail is in maintaining a healthy perspective and open mind about things - but on the other hand I don’t think it is my place to tell other people what they are allowed to get angry at or how much they are allowed to care about something. But I am all for open dialogue and questioning people about their beliefs, respectful debate, etc. - which I guess is my version of "holding people responsible".