Blair blames murders on blacks' culture

[Detroitdad]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Yes, but value judgments must be and are made by each one of us. They are indispensable. But value judgments are to a large extent personal and subjective, and not right or wrong. but to a significant extent they are.

Yes, I agree. And that is why I think there is a germ of wisdom in the PC practice of not judging culture. First of all culture is amorphous. Second, to the extent we as individuals use it to make sense out of our experiences, our definition of culture loses value based upon experiential effects. With these thoughts in mind I am hesitant to blame an ethnic culture for much of anything, especially if there are other plausible alternatives.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by Detroitdad

Yes, I agree. And that is why I think there is a germ of wisdom in the PC practice of not judging culture. First of all culture is amorphous. Second, to the extent we as individuals use it to make sense out of our experiences, our definition of culture loses value based upon experiential effects. With these thoughts in mind I am hesitant to blame an ethnic culture for much of anything, especially if there are other plausible alternatives.

There is indeed a germ of wisdom, but little more.