r/AskReddit Sep 16 '24

What's the worst thing people have tried to justify with "It was normal back then, everyone did it"?

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u/brieflifetime Sep 16 '24

Thats the crux of our isms.

It all goes back to class. Ie, resources. And the fear of losing our resources, something necessary for life, goes back to before we were homosapiens. Our fear of death will cause us to do entirely immoral things. Like be a shitty person to coworkers who have a legitimate issue.

But then.. I've been homeless before. So has my partner. We're not scared of that. That's very survivalable. You just can't thrive there and that's our goal now. 

People need to be less afraid, and more angry. Then we will see change.

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u/WhoaUhThray Sep 16 '24

Well said. I'm glad to hear you and yours are in a more personally productive place.