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Of course there will be localized differences, and scale differences in civilizations that scaled more. Also, realizing that it is a universal human problem he
by 4gotunameagain 6y ago
Of course there will be localized differences, and scale differences in civilizations that scaled more.
Also, realizing that it is a universal human problem helps with pointing the finger inwards rather than outwards.
- Klinky 6y agoInward to whom? Every human? Isn't that just as "vague" and unfair to blame even the slaves for their slavery?
- reaLg_move_in_3 6y agoBlame the slaves themselves? no. But stating the reality that as a human there are other human beings who have things in common with them(skin color, national origin, culture, ethnicity) who also enslave and mistreat other people; helps people see the bigger picture of predatory behavior that were all potentially capable of.
- Klinky 6y agoIt's of little help for a victim to know that someone with something in common with them is a victimizer elsewhere in the world.
- reaLg_move_in_3 6y agoA better understanding a human nature and what we're all capable of is certainly useful. Much of philosophy and psychology is devoted to this very idea.
- reaLg_move_in_3 6y ago"The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either — but right through every human heart." Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- Klinky 6y agoOkay but states, classes and parties are made up of men, and one individual often has limited impact, while groups can have much larger and longer lasting impact. Typically the best and worst of humanity has been achieved through a collective, and not through the individual alone.