And I agree with you. But I am not responsible for what a bunch of assholes did 500 years ago when I wasn’t even the idea of a human being. I despise what they did, but I don’t feel, and never will, responsible for what they did. I can (and already do) fight for their mistakes to not happen again, but I wasn’t there so what they did is not my fault.
Past mistakes can’t be undone. Diferent time, diferent people, diferent way of thinking. I’m on that boat - pun intended - with you. My country started the trans-oceanic slave trade. A lot of bad juju on my ancestors tally, there.
What I do enjoy is joking with the way my country chose to settle on new lands. Most opted for iron and gunpowder, we opted for the go forth and multiply approach. The dutch were thwarted to invade Brazil because the people living there claimed Portuguese descent.
And I agree with you. But I am not responsible for what a bunch of assholes did 500 years ago when I wasn’t even the idea of a human being. I despise what they did, but I don’t feel, and never will, responsible for what they did. I can (and already do) fight for their mistakes to not happen again, but I wasn’t there so what they did is not my fault.
Past mistakes can’t be undone. Diferent time, diferent people, diferent way of thinking. I’m on that boat - pun intended - with you. My country started the trans-oceanic slave trade. A lot of bad juju on my ancestors tally, there.
What I do enjoy is joking with the way my country chose to settle on new lands. Most opted for iron and gunpowder, we opted for the go forth and multiply approach. The dutch were thwarted to invade Brazil because the people living there claimed Portuguese descent.