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> countries where the cultural norm is to profess to love death more than life. This comes off as insulting. One could just as easily come up with a glib derog
by Ansil849 5y ago
> countries where the cultural norm is to profess to love death more than life.
This comes off as insulting. One could just as easily come up with a glib derogatory summary of the 'cultural norms' of Western nations too.
Propagating the belief that some cultures don't treasure life is dehumanizing, because it is a direct pathway to rationalize exterminating them ('oh, they value death more anyway').
- the_af 5y agoNot only it's insulting, it's false. Iranians don't love death more than life.
- natch 5y agoEdited to clarify my view that the government promotes this as a norm. I fully agree that many and perhaps most of the people don’t feel that way.
- trasz 5y agoIt’s still stupidly wrong, though - killing millions by starting wars is the domain of the US, not Iran.