Slavery was normal.\u00a0 It is now (mostly) history and we find it abhorrent.<\/p>\n
Duelling was common.\u00a0 It is a historical curiosity and only exists in old Western movies.<\/p>\n
People claimed smoking was good for curing lung ailments.\u00a0 We now know that was nonsense.<\/p>\n
Dog fighting and cockfighting were commonplace.\u00a0 Most people now find such bloodsports appalling.<\/p>\n
Executing criminals was common.\u00a0 Now capital punishment is known to be an ineffective deterrent, is cruel and all too often was done to innocent people.<\/p>\n
Public executions were popular entertainment.\u00a0 The few remaining countries that do execution now usually do so in private.<\/p>\n
Corporal punishment for children was common in schools.\u00a0 Now beating children is illegal.<\/p>\n
Child labour was normal.\u00a0 Now we value an education as more important.<\/p>\n
When will we realise sending people to kill other people is a rubbish way to solve national differences, and consign it to the history books?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Slavery was normal.\u00a0 It is now (mostly) history and we find it abhorrent. Duelling was common.\u00a0 It is a historical curiosity and only exists in old Western movies. People claimed smoking was good for curing lung ailments.\u00a0 We now know … Continue reading