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@arthur_affect@twoscooters Judging people who think things were better in 1950 or 1789 or whenever.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HuckSlims@arthur_affect those are ethics. using our morals to judge the past leads to no understanding of the past and just judgement. -
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@arthur_affect I like to say that the standards of the time help explain their behavior, but doesn't justify it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@arthur_affect@dropkickpikachu Present-day context is always required as narrower contexts can always be narrowed further to defend actions -
@arthur_affect@dropkickpikachu "In that moment, this atrocity seemed like the lesser of two evils! You have to judge them that way!" - Show replies
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@arthur_affect By doing so you cast current moral standards as an "objective morality", which I think hurts attempts to understand historyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@arthur_affect To guide our actions in the present. Stupid question.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@arthur_affect Arthur, while one is duped to be conscious of the historical context, that doesn't been excusing injustices. It means... -
@arthur_affect whoops. "Supposed," not "duped."
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