Man of Ethics
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I am writing a fictional story in which we look from 2080s into 2020s. This story assumes Utopian rather then Dystopian Development which may or may not be the case
Is it fair to judge 2020s America by Modern 2080s Standards? Most modern young people have no experience of life before Post-Scarcity Economy, self-driving passenger drones, and self-driving cars, and computer-brain interphase.
In 1776, Thomas Jefferson understood that All Humans are Created Equal. That was also understood by the vast majority of people in 2020s. Those who practiced Injustice in 2020s understood that what they are doing is wrong. They benefitted from Injustice, thus they practiced it. They silenced anyone who criticized their practices.
2020s Progressives were wrong to support discrimination against men. But that does not mean that they were inept or wrong in all their undertakings. They understood Thomas Jefferson perfectly well. During American Revolution Thomas Jefferson knew that All Humans are Created Equal. Thomas Jefferson knew that Slavery was Evil -- a much greater Evil then anything practiced in 2020s!
Nevertheless, as a beneficiary of Slavery, Thomas Jefferson practiced it and was a part of a government in a war to preserve it. Thomas Jefferson understood that he practiced and upheld socially accepted Evil. This is why he does not deserve to be honored as a hero! This is why Progressives were right to break his statue into pieces!