I don’t actually think it matters very much what a holiday was originally about. Only weather the people enjoy it and its present effects. For example, lots of monuments and an airport in Mongolia is named after genghis Khan, a brutal conquerer who killed like 10% of the world population. It seems obvious that it’s not actually morally bad of the people to celebrate him, even though you could make a possible argument that the guy is among the worst people to ever live in terms of body count. If you would not Morly judge someone for celebrating someone with his body count, it doesn’t make much sense to condemn a holiday for celebrating a queen who wasn’t anywhere near as bad. After all celebrating it in the hear and now isn’t actually going to make bad things more likely in the past, it’s just an excuse for the people to have a little fun.
Sure, but I think in this case there are real effects. Canadian national unity is pretty fragile and a lot of the issue comes from a lack of trust between anglophones and Francophones. If the rest of Canada can start to respect Quebec’s history a bit more and recognize the past persecution of Francophones, that might do a lot to make Quebeckers feel more at home in Canada.
Beer as God’s finest beverage is ludicrous. Call this Theo’s Terrible Take
So what’s God’s finest beverage? Ginger ale is a contender. Maybe oat milk.
Henny
I don’t actually think it matters very much what a holiday was originally about. Only weather the people enjoy it and its present effects. For example, lots of monuments and an airport in Mongolia is named after genghis Khan, a brutal conquerer who killed like 10% of the world population. It seems obvious that it’s not actually morally bad of the people to celebrate him, even though you could make a possible argument that the guy is among the worst people to ever live in terms of body count. If you would not Morly judge someone for celebrating someone with his body count, it doesn’t make much sense to condemn a holiday for celebrating a queen who wasn’t anywhere near as bad. After all celebrating it in the hear and now isn’t actually going to make bad things more likely in the past, it’s just an excuse for the people to have a little fun.
You might enjoy Scott Alexander’s piece on whether to celebrate Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day https://open.substack.com/pub/astralcodexten/p/a-columbian-exchange?r=31obph&utm_medium=ios
Sure, but I think in this case there are real effects. Canadian national unity is pretty fragile and a lot of the issue comes from a lack of trust between anglophones and Francophones. If the rest of Canada can start to respect Quebec’s history a bit more and recognize the past persecution of Francophones, that might do a lot to make Quebeckers feel more at home in Canada.
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