sapphi_snake said:
Sorry, the type of relativism you're talking about is simply unacceptable. We might as well throw out laws all together, and let people do whatever they want, after all, they someone can just say 'your laws are rooted in this culture, and I've decided to reject this culture, so you can't touch me'. The whole cultural relativism only applies to people who come from other cultures (e.g. aborigines). This man did not come from an aboriginal culture , nor did he attempt to start another culture. Culture is something collective, not individual. He did not live in a community, he lived isolated like a hermit. It's also quite insulting for aboriginals to compare them to this guy. I don't think you know much about them, but I can assure you that they're don't live like wild animals. And parents do not have the legal right to take their children out of school, and they also have the legal obligation to offer them the necessities. |
So... you outright admit to being extremely close minded? Did you also just try to bring laws in to justify something when we're talking about it in a metaphysical sense? Also, who are you to say whether someone can change their culture or not? I find European cultre in general fucking retarded, as well as American culture, am I not allowed to have my own culture that removes the idiocy of Europe and the US? Furthermore this guy and his teenage son managed to live "like this" for 5 years, they seem capable enough to survive beyond just wild animals. Then you again bring in legality to seal your own close mindedness.
Tag(thx fkusumot) - "Yet again I completely fail to see your point..."
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