'Those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future.' - George Orwell
We need to have a serious think about the value of erasing historical figures based on their actions in a very different past.
I know people who were bigots in the past but have substantially changed their perspective, and I also know people who have become more rigid and bigoted in their views over time. One of those people is gay fwiw.
Why is it that perceived character flaws based on current social mores result in historical people being cancelled in our current climate? Rinsing out perceived offensive behaviors from history will surely lead to a future featuring a bland lack of knowledge and no real world behavioral social frameworks
We need to have a serious think about the value of erasing historical figures based on their actions in a very different past.
I know people who were bigots in the past but have substantially changed their perspective, and I also know people who have become more rigid and bigoted in their views over time. One of those people is gay fwiw.
Why is it that perceived character flaws based on current social mores result in historical people being cancelled in our current climate? Rinsing out perceived offensive behaviors from history will surely lead to a future featuring a bland lack of knowledge and no real world behavioral social frameworks