Moral Progress and the Problem of Slavery
Zealots at the Gate
The Moral Consequences of Removing Our Past
Shaddie Ahmed: It seems that no one's really willing to take that premise to its logical conclusion. She says if they believe you can't take moral advice from anyone who was complicit in slavery or didn't condemn it even, then you would have to basically remove the entire history of human existence before circa 1700. "I think are actually quite willing to pay that, uh, price would do it happily to get rid of all the statues and all this heritage," she said.
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