I think this really strikes the right balance between ignoring the ugly sins of the past and cancelling great historical figures because of their obvious contradictions and imperfections. And indeed, what we all need now is a lot of humility. What all the 'woke' people today don't realize, is that history will judge their own contradicti…
I think this really strikes the right balance between ignoring the ugly sins of the past and cancelling great historical figures because of their obvious contradictions and imperfections. And indeed, what we all need now is a lot of humility. What all the 'woke' people today don't realize, is that history will judge their own contradictions and imperfections too. Impossible to judge any historical figure by current standards, all we can do is honestly look closely at both their virtues and flaws and learn from them
I think this really strikes the right balance between ignoring the ugly sins of the past and cancelling great historical figures because of their obvious contradictions and imperfections. And indeed, what we all need now is a lot of humility. What all the 'woke' people today don't realize, is that history will judge their own contradictions and imperfections too. Impossible to judge any historical figure by current standards, all we can do is honestly look closely at both their virtues and flaws and learn from them