Americans should be allowed to own slaves because it’s traditional. That is, until it was abolished after the Civil War.
Black people should not be allowed to vote because it’s not traditional. That is, not before the Enforcement Act of 1870.
Women should not be allowed to own property because it’s not traditional. That is, not until the later part of the 19th Century when the laws were changed.
Women should not be allowed to vote because it’s not traditional. That is, not before the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920.
And that’s just a few examples of traditions that are no longer practiced in the United States. There are plenty of other barbaric, inhumane traditions practiced throughout the world. Honor killings. Female circumcision. Stoning of adulterers. Slavery. Most of these “traditions” have their foundations in bronze-age religions and it is because of this that they are allowed to continue when civilization should have evolved beyond such oppression and hatred.
Ms. Wakame
Agreed. The link goes to something like that…
Geis
Americans should be allowed to own slaves because it’s traditional. That is, until it was abolished after the Civil War.
Black people should not be allowed to vote because it’s not traditional. That is, not before the Enforcement Act of 1870.
Women should not be allowed to own property because it’s not traditional. That is, not until the later part of the 19th Century when the laws were changed.
Women should not be allowed to vote because it’s not traditional. That is, not before the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920.
And that’s just a few examples of traditions that are no longer practiced in the United States. There are plenty of other barbaric, inhumane traditions practiced throughout the world. Honor killings. Female circumcision. Stoning of adulterers. Slavery. Most of these “traditions” have their foundations in bronze-age religions and it is because of this that they are allowed to continue when civilization should have evolved beyond such oppression and hatred.