Yes, but we must use full context. Often, this is a cover for "judge people according to the prevailing views of people who held the same harmful beliefs." The

Yes, but we must use full context. Often, this is a cover for "judge people according to the prevailing views of people who held the same harmful beliefs." The classic example is slavery in the US, where people often speak about slaveholders like there wasn't a large abolition movement and an entire population of black people who identified slavery is evil. The context must also include the people who were oppressed by these systems and beliefs.