While this is wordy and reaches into a philosophical realm, let's bring it back to Earth here. A user called the default subreddits ignorant.

Generally speaking, ignorance is a lack of knowledge. In fact, that's the dictionary definition. We're going to go on that. Everyone is ignorant of everything until they take time to learn. I'm completely ignorant of the inner workings of the computer I'm typing on. Everyone uses certain biases to influence their thinking and people can make mistakes or misdjudge things. Some people are overconfident of their knowledge.

The default subreddits are ignorant, but none of these situations apply. They are a place where intellectual pursuits are dropped in favor of pleasure, humor, having a good time, or (according to some) pushing an agenda. There's really no intellectual aspect to the average redditor. I spend a lot of time here to decompress and have fun rather than debate or reason. It's necessary. It's wilful ignorance, but it's not malignant.

If we're talking about these protesters, that is an entirely different case. If we're talking about people who get offended when they're told they're not knowledgeable about something they're not, that too is a different case. Are we discussing malignant, wilful, vindictive, angry ignorance? If so, there is not much we can do for them, because that comes from damage within. Insecure people act like that. We can't fix everyone's insecurities.

As for normal, not-wilful ignorance, it's simple. If we learn to treat ignorance as it is - as something that is neither good nor bad - then we can move forward and not be so offended when we're called ignorant. It's just a fact and should inspire us to learn about something if we're interested.

I am an American, from America, currently in America, but seeing two sides that butt heads with no reasoning, no compromise, not even discussion - I have no fix for that. I'm moving back to Germany soon, and I worry about this country. Eventually, something's going to give and there will either be massive violence or some form of compromise.

So to answer your question, I don't claim we can correct these people, nor do I agree with your view that we are inherently as ignorant as them for calling them such. I can't speak for ekmoose, but looking at facts and trying to see both sides of an issue does not class itself as ignorance which is what I'm trying to do. These girls were ignorant of everything Bernie Sanders stood for and did some dumb shit.