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> All in all, the whole 'colonization was not so bad' is whitewashing of history. And we should stop putting positive light on it. Just because one slave owner

> All in all, the whole 'colonization was not so bad' is whitewashing of history. And we should stop putting positive light on it. Just because one slave owner was 'good' it doesn't make slavery justified Eh, you're whitewashing history right there. Projecting today's morals,values & information on to a past people who did not have those who were raised when the norm was the norm. Savagery existed throughout mankind and to think otherwise is silly. Every land had tribes who may have formed an alliance but also would have just as likely killed & enslaved others outside their tribe. _Every_ land.

me_me_me 6y ago
> Projecting today's morals,values & information on to a past people who did not have those who were raised when the norm was the norm. Of course we can and we do that, that is the only way we progress as a species. Killing and enslaving is objectively wrong, no matter if you are 15th century peasant or 20 cent soldier. What next? Ethnic cleansing are/were not so bad as they result in strengthening of national coherence? Eugenics is simply caring for the future generations? Its a slippery slope argument giving a pass to past actions as they 'didn't know' its bad what they had done. > Savagery existed throughout mankind and to think otherwise is silly. I have not said that you are building a straw-man here. I advocate not to call the savagery act anything but savagery. >Every land had tribes who may have formed an alliance but also would have just as likely killed & enslaved others outside their tribe. _Every_ land. So that gives me a right to kill you and enslave your family?