@drainbamaged69@Umbrage_J@ElijahSchaffer This is a classic example of confusing genetic admixture with intellectual destiny. Europeans carry Neanderthal DNA, Melanesians carry Denisovan DNA, and yet nobody argues civilization is determined by their percentage of archaic ancestry.
@Uptown_MMA@nathanamir526@bse_gizzle@WeirdInLife False equivalence? No. You’re attacking the example instead of the argument. Achievements don’t get erased because someone’s life went off the rails. We can acknowledge accomplishments without endorsing the person. And athletes inspire millions, so AB’s success benefited people.
@nathanamir526@bse_gizzle@WeirdInLife Some nuance to this. Should veterans not be praised? What about the former president of the United States? We as humans respect people’s achievements, past and present. AB’s achievements can’t be ignored because 99% of humans will never achieve what he did back in the day.