Re:What do slaveholders think?
by ciconia on Saturday March 25, 2017 @02:08PM
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From TFA:
> Instead of evil villains, we find husbands, fathers, mothers and neighbours working with the cultural materials available to them, surviving as best they can.
I think it's an illuminating way of looking at Bad Stuff Normal People Do. We're truly very adaptable animals and can rationalise our actions, which often derive from cultural baggage.
I actually think it's quite hard to break free of that baggage, our values, our education, things we received as given when young and did not bother ever questioning.
> Instead of evil villains, we find husbands, fathers, mothers and neighbours working with the cultural materials available to them, surviving as best they can.
I think it's an illuminating way of looking at Bad Stuff Normal People Do. We're truly very adaptable animals and can rationalise our actions, which often derive from cultural baggage.
I actually think it's quite hard to break free of that baggage, our values, our education, things we received as given when young and did not bother ever questioning.