You need to explain to me the difference between a cultural prejudice and a moral conviction.
I have moral convictions which I believe to be universally applicable, but a number of them are not shared by many of my compatriots. What is immoral to me may be quite moral to them - and vice versa. Who is right? and how do we know the answer to that question?
One often hears the claim that it is bad for a child not to have a father, one doesn't usually hear that the father is immoral for having left the children alone with their mother. Children without fathers tend to be seen as the victims of circumstance. This is also true of children whose mothers are dead, or as in your case, whose mothers are themselves victims of societal pressures. But children whose mothers have simply walked out are considered victims of an immoral woman.
Your adoptive mother is known to you. You singled her out for mention as a person who fucked up her life and yours. Your adoptive father is also known or fairly easily knowable. You didn't mention his failure at all.
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I have moral convictions which I believe to be universally applicable, but a number of them are not shared by many of my compatriots. What is immoral to me may be quite moral to them - and vice versa. Who is right? and how do we know the answer to that question?
One often hears the claim that it is bad for a child not to have a father, one doesn't usually hear that the father is immoral for having left the children alone with their mother. Children without fathers tend to be seen as the victims of circumstance. This is also true of children whose mothers are dead, or as in your case, whose mothers are themselves victims of societal pressures. But children whose mothers have simply walked out are considered victims of an immoral woman.
Your adoptive mother is known to you. You singled her out for mention as a person who fucked up her life and yours. Your adoptive father is also known or fairly easily knowable. You didn't mention his failure at all.