RE: Is it possible to maintain and respect cultural heritage and not be a racist
March 10, 2015 at 7:07 pm
(March 10, 2015 at 7:02 pm)Dystopia Wrote:(March 10, 2015 at 6:59 pm)Brian37 Wrote: I hate the idea that the past is worth clinging to. It is worth remembering as a history lesson, but it is not worth clinging to it if it props up bigotry, sexism and xenophobia. Words like "cultural" and "tradition" and "religion" are not looking forward, those are all excuses to cling to the past. What should be important to humanity is fostering civility, not protecting an ego.
Not sure what's the problem with culture and tradition, it's something that serves as a uniting factor for people - Race is different because no one chooses race. I despise culture and tradition if it's harmful, but if it's benignant I don't see the problem.
Our species is tribal, we don't just base that on religion, we base that also on politics and business. When I say the past is not as important, I mean that. We have never been a separate species. Our future is more important than the past. The past is important to remember, but nothing to cling to outside a history lesson.
