Puritanism is the dark root of american culture, and rejecting it is the only way we will advance as a civilization
We always heard that line growing up - “the first americans came here to escape religious persecution and have the freedom to practice religion”.
in reality, they were in want of the right to persecute. The puritans had tried and failed to consume britain with their way of life and been kicked out. They came here and their contributions were not unnoteworthy. From the salem witch trials,
to the temperance movement, now to the war on drugs - all things deemed impure. Which is the important distinction. The philosophy of law talks about right and wrong within the context of common consensus. It has nothing to do with arbitrary, subjective labels like pure and impure, yet purity culture and the puritan mindset dominates our legislative history.
It deflates faith and trust in the establishment when so many resources are dedicated to things that are illegal because of the purity culture. Purity culture justifies so much evil.
Accepting the mindset that people have the right to do what impure things they please would finally allow us to focus on actual issues, but more importantly, stop bringing harm to innocent people because they partake in something we believe to be impure.
Explains some things encountered here.
in reality, they were in want of the right to persecute. The puritans had tried and failed to consume britain with their way of life and been kicked out. They came here and their contributions were not unnoteworthy. From the salem witch trials,
to the temperance movement, now to the war on drugs - all things deemed impure. Which is the important distinction. The philosophy of law talks about right and wrong within the context of common consensus. It has nothing to do with arbitrary, subjective labels like pure and impure, yet purity culture and the puritan mindset dominates our legislative history.
It deflates faith and trust in the establishment when so many resources are dedicated to things that are illegal because of the purity culture. Purity culture justifies so much evil.
Accepting the mindset that people have the right to do what impure things they please would finally allow us to focus on actual issues, but more importantly, stop bringing harm to innocent people because they partake in something we believe to be impure.
Explains some things encountered here.
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