Not everyone comes from places where being informed is a value. Some even come from families or communities where wanting to learn makes them a target.
>Not everyone comes from places where being informed is a value. Some even come from families or communities where wanting to learn makes them a target.
Take your statement and apply it to other values. As an example:
Not everyone comes from places where being honest is a value. Acting honestly is a privilege and the lack of it in
a person should not be viewed negatively.
Not everyone comes from places where saving for a rainy day is a value. Not spending your whole paycheck on non-essentials is a privilege and the if a person spends all his money on things he likes we should sympathize with his predicament when he has an emergency.
At what level are we going to take the notion of privilege? Suggesting that people read a newspaper regularly is in no way being insensitive to the other person's situation. If they come from a place where it makes them a target, I would suggest they first focus on changing their environment. You don't make progress by being passive.
Perhaps I jumped the gun. I assumed you were implying that suggesting someone read a newspaper is asking too much because of the person's particular background. Unfortunately, I encounter too many folks who hold similar views.