[CARepubGal]

Godwin's Law applies here: the first person who calls the other party a nazi, loses the debate. And the point is valid: when looking at the actions taken 5 centuries ago, it is helpful to consider the big picture: like the times and what was the norm. 20th century laws did not even exist in the wildest dreams of the 16th century folks. They did not have flush toilets for pete's sake.

[nobdysfool]

And the point is valid: when looking at the actions taken 5 centuries ago, it is helpful to consider the big picture: like the times and what was the norm. 20th century laws did not even exist in the wildest dreams of the 16th century folks. They did not have flush toilets for pete's sake.

Quite true. It is a common habit among the many in this era to judge the deeds and actions of others back in time by the standards we profess to hold today. So suddenly things like slavery, burning heretics at the stake, Inquisitions, seem to us to be horrid, almost inconceivable things, but to them it was the norm. By the standards of the day, these were not extreme. Now, we shake our heads, we marvel at the crassness, the blindness and the overzealousness of some, not realizing that in time our socity's preoccupation with political correctness, tolerance, and multi-culturalism will be viewed with equal disgust and loathing.