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@requireshate @alicetheowl Could you point to when I said that they did? 12:23 AM May 26th via web in reply to requireshate
@alicetheowl Anyway, thanks for your time and helping me think through these things! 3:56 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl I would argue that there are a lot of perspectives on this that have stakes, and don't necessarily agree with @requireshate. 3:55 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl I think where we might still disagree is in what we take as the final word. 3:54 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl Of course not, and I don't assume you speak for anyone but yourself. 3:51 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl Picking what apart? 3:44 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl I've never maintained that it should be up to 'us'. 3:39 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl I can agree with that, but when talking about entire nations there are a lot of people with stakes 3:38 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl All I've been arguing against is the idea that travel by westerners *always* does more harm than good. 3:37 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl Well, my guess is that we agree on most of those caveats! 3:36 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl Perhaps, but how many? And having something at stake doesn't necessarily mean that one is right in their perceptions. 3:34 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl Well, do you believe that a westerner can travel ethically? Without doing more harm than good? 3:33 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl Actually, I think that's probably pretty rare. And again, 1 can stand for many, but it depends on who that 1 is. 3:30 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl Yes, this is great advice! So, I suppose we agree then? 3:29 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl My feeling is that the lines between should be drawn with more care than just going by the opinion of one person. 3:26 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl It also suggests that there are better and worse places to travel; better and worse ways. 3:24 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl These are all things I completely agree with, however, they leave room for Westerners to travel many places. 3:24 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl
@alicetheowl Who's suggesting that? All I'm asking is what the standard should be. How many citizens should I ask before I make my decision? 3:17 PM May 25th via web in reply to alicetheowl