“Of course, the Pitcairn Island culture is probably as much Polynesian as English, and maybe child rape is a cherished part of their culture.”
No, there is nothing but some DNA that is really Polynesian about their “culture”. Their language, clothing, religion, laws, customs - all are Western.
“Who are we to impose our values on them?”
Relativism is Liberal disease. Don’t get infected.
Was intended as sarcasm.
But it constantly amazes me how people who claim to believe in relativism get all bent out of shape when some culture handles one of their pet issues differently, such as the recent uproar over Russia and gays.
“Relativists” don’t really believe in relativism. Nobody does. They believe our values are relative, and their’s are absolute. That is the root principle of PC.