A person is a reflection of their culture, of what they believe and how they live their lives. A bridge between the past and the future, between time and space and needs to try to keep them in harmony, less they become unbalanced. Not to be aware of the past and give it due consideration in the building of the future can distort the future. Neither is it wise to sacrifice your future because you choose to live in or as if you are in the past. One World One Human Race One Destiny (OWOHROD)
Thursday, 17 May 2018
JUST PHILOSOPHISING - ON THE SHALLOWNESS OF SEEING THINGS ONLY IN BLACK AND WHITE. PART 3
They might be neither 'the oppressed' or 'the oppressor', since both of those are more likely to be found at the extremes of both categories.
It is more likely that they 'belong' to the group which is being oppressed, and the group doing the oppression.
With belonging not being the same as being 'oppressed,' or being an 'oppressor.'
Except when speaking in generalities, which, of course, rarely, if ever apply in all or most specific cases.
They might also feel that they should be feeling 'guilty and responsible.'
If they are identified as belonging to the dominant ethnic groups, and 'aggrieve', if they belong to the 'oppressed' and/or 'wronged group/s.'
When, arguably, there is little point in the descendants of the past 'oppressors', feeling guilty for the 'sins of their fathers.'
And here, we might ponder why 'mothers' have been omitted from being responsible for 'guilty.'
Although it seems reasonable to hold men as being mostly responsible for man's injustices to their fellow humans. But, I digress.
Yes, unless such feelings of guilt were to induce them to make whatever amends they can, or is a prerequisite for them doing so. Neither is it likely to merit the descendants of the 'oppressed.'
For any of them to spend their time admonishing the descendants of the past oppressors to 'feel guilty' and/or to make amends.
Unless it can clearly be shown that the oppression is continuing in the present. In which case it would need more than 'admonishment' to change the nature and balance of that relationship.
To be continued!
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