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Let's back up a bit.

Earlier, you made a post where the whole end chunk was about how going without plastic bags assumes the use of a car.

Then someone disagreed, with detailed examples about how it's not dependent on a car.

You interpreted this as condescension and not trying to understand you. What the hell? They were disagreeing with a part of your argument that wasn't about you at all, since you don't have a car.

They weren't dismissing you because of anything you are.

Also, being able to name a way a policy hurts some particular poor or disabled person doesn't mean it's overall bad for that group. For example: Plastic bags can hurt some poor people that can't easily use alternatives. But when bags aren't free then groceries themselves will be slightly cheaper. This will benefit a different subset of poor people.

Sometimes other people want to add nuance, too. Disagreement with part of what you say is not dismissing you.




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