Everybody thinks they know what’s right and wrong, but will things that seem moral today be deemed completely immoral later? I fully suspect that the future will find us wanting.
It isn’t necessary to sugarcoat (cover-up) the actions of our ancestors, you don’t agree with or even avoid moral judgments. It would be more positive to remember that our ancestors were a part of the time they lived — not our own time. How about just acknowledging their limitations, and view them within the context of their own times and history, and concentrate on fixing our current fallacies
All too often there are those that, self-righteously, judge all of history’s actions by today’s standards and present-day attitudes. They, unfortunately, then color history with the lens of their own prejudices.
It would be good to remember not to make excuses for the past, but acknowledge that attitudes and cultural values have changed over time and then look toward the future, endeavoring to do better. Thus, we then treat history as we should, as a learning tool to improve the human race.
Instead of denigrating the past, let’s hold those among us now to our social mores, however imperfect they may be, and strive to fix the current problems of the human race, using history as a guide versus trying to cancel or erase it.
Cancel culture is not about forgetting, wiping out things that are disgusting, filthy,criminal or meaningless. Cancel culture is about vocal and often rabid minorities wanting to wipe out anything they don’t agree with.And a lot of people, events, etc get hurt in their scattergun approach.What we should do is leave what actually happened there, as it happened. AND LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF OUR FOREBEARS without blaming later generations for “mistakes” that aren’t theirs.Like religion, wars have been, are and will be fought over this when what is needed is recognition of wrong and a change in attitude.
nosirrom over 3 years ago
Some people talk about cancel culture as if it’s always a bad thing.
Is it wrong to cancel culture Bill Cosby?
If the reason to cancel culture someone or thing is based on falsehoods, then yes it’s bad. But if it’s the truth?
Ubintold over 3 years ago
All at the same time, and that’s not easy to do.
Teto85 Premium Member over 3 years ago
All she has left is Mr Buzzy.
raybarb44 over 3 years ago
Who really cancelled whom?……
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 3 years ago
Everybody thinks they know what’s right and wrong, but will things that seem moral today be deemed completely immoral later? I fully suspect that the future will find us wanting.
It isn’t necessary to sugarcoat (cover-up) the actions of our ancestors, you don’t agree with or even avoid moral judgments. It would be more positive to remember that our ancestors were a part of the time they lived — not our own time. How about just acknowledging their limitations, and view them within the context of their own times and history, and concentrate on fixing our current fallacies
All too often there are those that, self-righteously, judge all of history’s actions by today’s standards and present-day attitudes. They, unfortunately, then color history with the lens of their own prejudices.
It would be good to remember not to make excuses for the past, but acknowledge that attitudes and cultural values have changed over time and then look toward the future, endeavoring to do better. Thus, we then treat history as we should, as a learning tool to improve the human race.
Instead of denigrating the past, let’s hold those among us now to our social mores, however imperfect they may be, and strive to fix the current problems of the human race, using history as a guide versus trying to cancel or erase it.
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 3 years ago
She thinks she’s culture canceling, actually she is just fickle!!!
aussie399 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Cancel culture is not about forgetting, wiping out things that are disgusting, filthy,criminal or meaningless. Cancel culture is about vocal and often rabid minorities wanting to wipe out anything they don’t agree with.And a lot of people, events, etc get hurt in their scattergun approach.What we should do is leave what actually happened there, as it happened. AND LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF OUR FOREBEARS without blaming later generations for “mistakes” that aren’t theirs.Like religion, wars have been, are and will be fought over this when what is needed is recognition of wrong and a change in attitude.