> A utilitarian perspective is probably more productive than worrying about who has the moral high ground in any case. While I agree with this, the OP was comm

> A utilitarian perspective is probably more productive than worrying about who has the moral high ground in any case. While I agree with this, the OP was commenting about how their friends turn away when the issue is brought up, and comparing how OP reacts to similar crimes about their own country. So, that’s a point I felt warranted to discuss. More generally, historically, colonization has always been about “taming the savages” and “teaching them (Western) morality”. Slavery and exploitation went hand in hand with this mindset.