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Regardless, I stand by my argument that just excusing it as your culture doesn't make it right. The Aztecs thought it was great to take prisoners and cut their hearts out, but I don't see too many people standing up for that. The Nazis just wanted to reunite the homeland and run the mud people back into the Earth, but not everyone seemed to want to endorse their culture. The South just wanted what was best for the poor Negro, so they forced them to be their slaves, but somehow that didn't stand the test of time either. The Taliban only wanted to kill women for tempting the males in society to immoral behavior, but somehow the West just couldn't let it go.
Don't fall victim to cultural relativism. It is not OK to discriminate against a person for anything other than the content of their character. Race, creed, and social status have nothing to do with it. I don't care how old and "honorable" your culture is, I'll tell anyone to their face that their society is horseshit if it includes racist values.
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