We well-supplied people should feel guilty because we have more than people who are as deserving as we are. or maybe they are more deserving. — Bitter Crank
Who says? Who is to judge — charleton
Who says? Who is to judge
— charleton
Click bait phrasing. People can, should, or may feel guilty for personal behavior. I don't think people should feel guilty for governmental or corporate policies they had nothing to do with and wouldn't have been able to affect, unless they were in charge of policy making, which most people are not. — Bitter Crank
↪charleton Who says? Anybody who wants to offer an opinion on the matter. Hey, it's a free country. Tell it like you think it is. You are perfectly free to offer an opinion on whether x, y, or z got more or less than they deserved. — Bitter Crank
We should no feel shame for the actions of our ancestors because they were not our fault, but if we have excess while others suffer (regardless of the reason), guilt is an entirely appropriate response to doing nothing about that. — Pseudonym
One case study she analyses is that of the Magdalene Laundries for 'fallen women' in Ireland that treated women discarded by their families like something close to slaves: to what extent are (a) present volunteers and members of the charities that ran the laundries responsible for doing something about the charities' past actions; and (b) Church members in Ireland responsible? — mcdoodle
Investigation and Litigation isn't going to have the same cathartic results that a Truth and Reconciliation procedure will. — Bitter Crank
Investigation and Litigation isn't going to have the same cathartic results that a Truth and Reconciliation procedure will. Something that combines both? Not sure here. — Bitter Crank
As for the Catholic Church and its institutions, — mcdoodle
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