Judging the past by the standards of the present is problematic at best and regressive in the worst case. The best examples of the human condition represent a

Judging the past by the standards of the present is problematic at best and regressive in the worst case. The best examples of the human condition represent a desire to improve on our mistakes. Because we are imperfect, those with the will to do so must always be striving for improvement. If we appeal to this erroneous view of history, what will future generations be able say of us under the same logic? If we subscribe to this flawed logic, which past atrocities are not justified to be repeated today?