There needs to be legal recourse whenever somebody says “We all knew” or some such, where they admit to knowing of criminal behavior but ignored it in favor of maintaining a comfortable status quo. Charge them as conspirators. In fact, charge them more harshly unless they’re willing to disclose who else is part of the “we”, and then investigate/charge them too on the same grounds.
Enough of this bullshit.
Honest repentance involves the mending of one’s ways which lead to the sin in the first place. I believe God’s forgiveness is freely given to those who repent, not those who only apologize and feel bad for a little bit.
This hits the (yet another) nail on the head. Hatred, anger, and violence have become universally stigmatized, when all three are in fact proper, natural, and appropriate responses to wrongdoing in different degrees.
It is okay to hate people who wish ill upon you.
It is okay to be angry when they violate things you love.
It is okay to use violence to defend yourself and those in your care.
Whether the law allows it is another issue.
“They weren’t slaves; they were given the choice between sexually pleasing the men or death” is just arguing semantics.