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Shouldn't we instead strive for the "right" not to be judged by the actions of our ancestors? I'm sure nobody actively condones persecution of people in reveng
by jpttsn 9y ago
Shouldn't we instead strive for the "right" not to be judged by the actions of our ancestors?
I'm sure nobody actively condones persecution of people in revenge for what their ancestors did. But if we sweep anything n generations back under the carpet, aren't we implying that anything less than n generations back is fair game for vendettas?
- Aloha 9y agoI fear this may be a fundamental part of human nature - some folks simply cannot let go of the past - no matter how distant it was.
- jpttsn 9y agoWhile human nature can excuse some lasting response to lived experience, I think there's a wider gap to bridge before ethics allows us to generalize and map past crimes to present perpetrators.