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"Slavery - what a lot of fuss about nothing"
"Moral relativism should not guide our foreign policy"

David Aaronvitch:  The Times (27/2/07)

 

Read the article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/article1443879.ece

 

Questions

Further Reading

 

Questions:

  1. Does David Aaronvitch really believe that slavery is “a lot of fuss about nothing”?
  2. Was it right for Britain, in the 19th century, to try to impose its idea of morality on other countries?
  3. Was John Humphrys right to criticise Tony Blair for imposing his idea of democracy on Iraq?
  4. Is our idea of democracy better than the democracy that existed in Iraq under Saddam Hussein?
  5. Is it right for people in Britain to criticise the way that women are treated in some Muslim countries?
  6. Is it realistic to expect any country to follow an ethical foreign policy?
  7. Should countries such as Britain apologise for slavery and/or pay reparations to descendants of slaves?

 

Further Reading:

YouTube videos about Relativism

My article about Relativism