I was trying to say “you should not expect that someone who thinks no social, political or moral progress has been made since the 18th century to consider women’s rights to be a big step forward” in a way that wasn’t insulting to Nate_Gabriel—being casually dismissive of an idea makes “you seem to be ignorant about [idea]” less harsh.
I was trying to say “you should not expect that someone who thinks no social, political or moral progress has been made since the 18th century to consider women’s rights to be a big step forward” in a way that wasn’t insulting to Nate_Gabriel—being casually dismissive of an idea makes “you seem to be ignorant about [idea]” less harsh.