Tillbaka

I mean, 'Nazis bad' was supposed to be the self-justifying narrative of modern civilization.

The story went: Yes, industrial society is built on colonial horrors, but remember we defeated the Nazis. That's our redemption story, it wipes the slate clean and opens the gates to a morally neutral future.

Now that's all being dumped, as the Nazi taboo is broken, because it turns out things like short-term profits and political gains were more important all along.

@Loukas Minor quibble: I don't think the slate can ever be wiped clean, but especially when there is so much inequity permeating every corner of our society.

It would be nice, of course, to just declare, "We're good now!" but I think the past horrors and atrocities need to be paid a little bit more than lip service before that's believable.

My $0.02.