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If we get to reach back into history for atrocities to describe current societal ills, then we effectively mar most of the world's nations: practically all of E
by linkregister 10y ago
If we get to reach back into history for atrocities to describe current societal ills, then we effectively mar most of the world's nations: practically all of Europe, most of East and South Asia, the Middle East, North and Central Africa.
Then the metric ceases to be meaningful.
- rm_-rf_slash 10y agoSo other people are just as bad and somehow that makes it better? Is that really the best that we can do?
- linkregister 10y agoWere bad != are bad now I am no moral relativist when it comes to civilizations: some are more humane than others. On the other hand, how is it fair to judge a person or persons based off of their ancestors' actions?