You know when african friends talk about white colonialism I just acknowledge that my ancestors – at least politically – thought that they were doing the right thing. And that it created malincentives. And that it turned into the very wrong thing. I can’t really apologize for it.
When my ancestors conquered north america, I don’t really face any conflict because primitive-is-primitive, and if you can’t evolve them into peers, then you can’t cooperate with them. But I don’t take pride in their conquest.
When my ancestors invaded England and ‘normanized’ the anglo saxons, I realize that this was a very bad thing for my kin, europa, and mankind.
When my ancestors advocated puritanism, stood against the Crown, and against the south, I acknowledge that they were wrong.
When thy created democracy they were wrong. And democracy has been a tragic failure.
When my kin evolved that puritanism into feminism and humanism, they were wrong. And caused a lot of harm.
The reason I don’t feel bad is that my ancestors brought reason, law, science, and all sorts of technology with them. Converted reason into science, and dragged man out of ignorance and poverty.
And I am fully aware that the reason for their skill at this technology was dependent upon their skill at war, which gave them competitive advantage in commerce.
YET, when I criticize other groups, and they defend themselves, and they make excuses. Rather than saying ‘yeah’, we really fucked up the world, and owning it.
They’re just engaging in lying. They won’t engage in reformation.
So, as the people who reform, we must reform not only ourselves, but reform others.
Else we cannot raise them to peerage and cooperate on equal terms.
Propertariansim, Testimonialism, Nomocracy, Market Commons.
(ya didn’t see that commin’ did ya?)
Source date (UTC): 2016-02-18 05:15:00 UTC