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They lie at the same roots, don't they? Different people at different level of engagement in different arenas, but acting on the same baseline ideas. Whether te
by Fellshard 6y ago
They lie at the same roots, don't they? Different people at different level of engagement in different arenas, but acting on the same baseline ideas. Whether ten years ago or centuries ago, rummaging through the past is the same, only some of the results have more immediate effect. Many times that person was in the wrong, but may have learned since. Many times, only selective views on the person are presented, to shape a narrative of evil. The same tools, the same motivations, just in different contexts and scopes.
- isbjorn16 6y agoAgain, I am not talking about 10 years ago, I'm talking about 10 hours ago or 10 days ago. I realize time is a continuum and that's why it gets wonky, but surely people can respond to something someone has said now, with their words and freedom to associate, and not try to conflate that with judging slave traders by today's standards. I mean, I'm still wildly against statues of slave traders, but to me they're different topics entirely.
- Fellshard 6y agoThat much can be fair. How often is it that the offending statements were only just made? Does that make up the majority of cases? Is the impulse based on any different reason?