Is it wrong to judge how people behaved in the past based on today's morals?

Is it wrong to judge how people behaved in the past based on today's morals? Jul 17, 2018 11:45:37 GMT

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Post by Terrapin Station on Jul 17, 2018 11:45:37 GMT

Jul 16, 2018 23:59:27 GMT goz said:

Jul 16, 2018 23:48:09 GMT Terrapin Station said:

Other people decided what you can do with your body, and also decided that they can pat you down, when you're in an airport, right?

Yes, but you have the right NOT to consent, and possibly not to travel.

You don't have the right to not consent to being arrested when you say, "I'm sorry, I'm not going through security today, I'm just going to my plane."

Who are they to decide that they can do that to your body?

(I'm not saying that's my argument, by the way. I'm saying it should be the argument of kls given her comments above. It's a critique of (the reasoning behind) her argument.)