Morning all! I hope everyone’s having a great day.

On the issue of cultural relativism, I remember a story (paraphrased - guess I could find a link) about a young Royal Navy lieutenant sent to treat with a native king in the South Pacific. During the talks, the king noted that:

“You do understand that in my culture we eat people.”

The young lieutenant replied:

“Yes your majesty. But you should know that in my culture we shoot people who eat people.”

I believe that ended the practice of cannibalism - at least on that island.

Same here, it seems to me. Democracy and the rule of law, individual freedom, and respect for others is a universal “culture”, and superior to many others.