The concept of “collective guilt” seems to be very widely accepted as an aspect of human existence that can be invoked validly In a variety of actual circumstances, as explanation and also to serve as a basis for action.
Collective guilt is the corollary of collective punishment. If the US, or any powerful state, is capable of collectively punishing, enslaving or dispossessing another people, then guilt can be collective as well. But both collective guilt and collective punishment are absurd - yet they are often resorted to.
Collective guilt is the corollary of collective punishment. If the US, or any powerful state, is capable of collectively punishing, enslaving or dispossessing another people, then guilt can be collective as well. But both collective guilt and collective punishment are absurd - yet they are often resorted to.
The problem is that the "Heart of Darkness" exists in all of us. It is our mission in life to fend it off.