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Re:Mastodon is big in Japan, and the reason why is uncomfort... by emodendroket on Saturday August 19, 2017 @09:22AM (#15053205)
Surely there is some foreign cultural practice you find offensive. I am not up in arms about this, but I find it pretty easy to condemn suttee, for instance.
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Re:Mastodon is big in Japan, and the reason why is uncomfort... by avaer on Saturday August 19, 2017 @09:33AM (#15053249)
There are some universals, but fewer than you'd think. Virtually every culture condemns killing people for your benefit, death cults, and molestation.

But there are cultures where bombing is partiotic, killing yourself to avoid shame is accepted as a part of the social order, and thinking about molestation is whatever.

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