Sure it’s a generalization — but generalizations are often used to critique patterns of behavior, not to literally describe every single individual. Something you ignored in order to downplay the point it isn’t that all liberals lack self-awareness, but that there’s a recognizable tendency among some to champion tolerance and diversity while being blind to their own ideological blind spots or contradictions. If we can’t talk about trends without someone demanding disclaimers for every exception, meaningful criticism becomes impossible.
Funny how the people who love to lump others into categories — “privileged,” “toxic,” “problematic” — suddenly get very sensitive about being viewed as a group. Must be a coincidence, right?
I witness people feeling patronized by simply disagreeing with them. They mistake a different opinion for someone trying to silence them.
A good example from where iam living is meat consumption. There are literally no laws against meat consumption. If someone openly states that meat consumption is way above average of other compareable countries and it leads to higher risk of getting disease A,B,C then common reaction will be "omg they want to forbid our Schnitzels".