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Re:What Day of the Dead tells us about the Aztec philosophy ... by s5300 on Friday November 06, 2020 @05:17AM (#25006537)
Ehh, not even trying to be snarky - the US was basically sacrificing children during the industrial revolution, purely in the name of profit.

AFAIK, the aztecs at least thought they were appeasing all powerful gods when doing it. Don't think the same could be said of us...

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Re:What Day of the Dead tells us about the Aztec philosophy ... by yesenadam on Friday November 06, 2020 @07:06AM (#25007022)
> the US was basically sacrificing children during the industrial revolution

Well, and more recently...for example, just a few years ago on a huge scale in Iraq. (Not to mention ongoing birth defects)

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Re:What Day of the Dead tells us about the Aztec philosophy ... by rtkaratekid on Friday November 06, 2020 @07:04AM (#25007017)
You could probably argue that the US children were also sacrificed to gods... they just happened to be represented by money rather than some metaphysical beliefs.
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Re:What Day of the Dead tells us about the Aztec philosophy ... by tathougies on Friday November 06, 2020 @09:57AM (#25007994)
This kind of moral equivocation is why our society is so divided.
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