The collapse of history

I have noticed a trend in our society towards using cherry picked “facts” as bats to bludgeon people with.

Social media has a lot to answer for.

We (I) have become really reactive.

Jumping to conclusions about people.

Construing things through the most negative possible lens.

I have been guilty of this too.

Our society is complex.

History is complex.

Looking at things through any particular lens might be valuable to add to the sum of human knowledge - but isn’t an end in itself.

If we aren’t using the lens consciously as a tool then it is an impediment to sight.

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

So True.. And never forget the effect of the time on values. Statues are now being torn down to people who are demons in this time, but were upstanding (mostly) men in their day. No one mentions that George Washington was a slave owner.. In his time that was the way of things and it isnt fair to judge him by the standards of today..😷

calicuz · 56-60, M

@whowasthatmaskedman

Of course we judge him by the standards of today. There is no condoning, justifying or dismissing slave ownership.
Many of the "founding fathers" claimed Christianity as their faith, so how can a Christian justify personally owning slaves, when their own Bible talks about the Israelites being wrongfully enslaved by the Egyptians.
Just because you hold slave owners in high regard doesn't mean everyone else should.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@calicuz I accept your viewpoint.. But his "bad act" doesnt diminish the mans great achievements. It provides a counterpoint to them. As wrong as they were, those were the standards of the time..😷