Stalin believed the Holomodor was justified because he was building a better world. He was simply the bureaucrat willing to make the tough decisions by his reasoning.
Just looking at the 20th century alone, there are many similar examples.
In Canada today, we attack those who championed residential schools or eugenics. We forget that at the time these were progressive movements intended by those who championed them to be to the benefit of all in society. Destroying cultural norms is always seen as central in these efforts.
The pattern repeats.
1. People with power determine their world view is superior.
2. They determine the need to "...build a better world" by imposing their world view on everyone.
3. They naturally identify those whose lifestyle, culture and world view is different.
4. They see these cultural outgroups who want to simply be left alone in peace as being in opposition to "...a better world" and therefore morally inferior.
5. They self-justify de-humanizing these cultural outgroups and therefore feel justified in punishing them.
6. They take on a mob mentality fueled by demagoguery and hate. They are morally superior and therefore justified.
7. The cultural outgroup suffers.
8. We do not get "...a better world".
The Chinese cultural revolution -
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