Albeit fallacious, I think it was a matter of believing that 'the end justifies the means' in both cases. They had plans for their nations and convinced others that it was just logical, sane and for the sake of the greater good.
In your conversations with them they might even convince you it was all necessary and justified. Hearing the other side is useless if the basis for their actions don't consider the same things as you, such as human rights. The conversation would be over before it even began.
Even if for example Thomas Jefferson was wrong in what he did I would still like to understand why he did it from his perspective. When I hear something my first question is always "why". That question has gotten me in a lot of trouble in my lifetime lol. But seriously when you hear someone say "Thomas Jefferson forced indians to abandon their homes and move to Oklahoma" is the first thing that comes to your mind not "why?" It just seems so important to me.
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Albeit fallacious, I think it was a matter of believing that 'the end justifies the means' in both cases. They had plans for their nations and convinced others that it was just logical, sane and for the sake of the greater good.
In your conversations with them they might even convince you it was all necessary and justified. Hearing the other side is useless if the basis for their actions don't consider the same things as you, such as human rights. The conversation would be over before it even began.
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Even if for example Thomas Jefferson was wrong in what he did I would still like to understand why he did it from his perspective. When I hear something my first question is always "why". That question has gotten me in a lot of trouble in my lifetime lol. But seriously when you hear someone say "Thomas Jefferson forced indians to abandon their homes and move to Oklahoma" is the first thing that comes to your mind not "why?" It just seems so important to me.