>No, because there's no offense there and because the majority of educated peoples know that there's allways exceptions in any society.
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>"Americans are civilized people" means that the majority are civilized, which I agree with.
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>"Americans are childish people" means that the majority are childish, which I don't agree with.
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>>Would I get a similar remark ("thou should not generalize") if I wrote that Americans are civilized people?
Where did I write 'majority'? That's what you make of it. If you think I generalized and wonder what percentage I really have in mind, why not ask me?
But more important, why are we only complaining about generalizing when it's an offensive statement? Isn't that a bit hypocritic?
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