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Well if you go back far enough isn't everything the Romans' fault? Even the C(ae)zars styled themselves as inheritors of the Roman Empire. > Note that this isn
by klipt 4y ago
Well if you go back far enough isn't everything the Romans' fault? Even the C(ae)zars styled themselves as inheritors of the Roman Empire.
> Note that this isn't the same as saying "meh, we found it like this, let's not do anything".
But isn't that how it's often deployed? "Don't look at me, blame the previous boss!" is an age old diversion strategy.
- lbrito 4y agoRight, that's why I said "I'd say a very long time, probably centuries", not "for eternity". >But isn't that how it's often deployed? "Don't look at me, blame the previous boss!" is an age old diversion strategy. It sure is, which is why I made that remark. My point is this kind of misuse doesn't automatically make the original claim false. Also, the mirror-image claim is just as frequently deployed: don't look too closely at the skeletons in the closet; we now have a magical clean slate.