I pronounce general amnesty for barbarisms committed by all societies before the year 1900. We were all barbarians back then.
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@ContentOfMedia I therefore assume that in under 200 years, people will make the same claim about now; all our actions will be pardoned...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MakerOfDecision That we may be pardoned in the future does not excuse us from doing the best we can today.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ContentOfMedia But by symmetry, it does not excuse the past. There are things they didn't realize were wrong, but there was also evil done.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MakerOfDecision I'm just sick of people comparing ISIS today to the Crusades. One is current, the other is historical.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ContentOfMedia it depends on the comparisons in question, but...so what? when the cueball's moving the strike's historical@MakerOfDecision2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MakerOfDecision I don't think any current person should be held responsible for atrocities committed by those long dead.5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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