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by InitialLastName 1626 days ago
Sure, but that's the case with all traditions. Plenty of things that westerners see as barbaric (slavery, ritual genital mutilation, institutionalized torture) are still common in the developed world (and often openly endorsed by western governments).

Edit to add: The bigger picture is that for a set of practices, even if they still occur on a smaller scale than in the past, that's probably strictly an improvement.

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As a circumcised male who is disappointed that Guantanamo bay is still holding prisoners I’d suggest that the west still does many of the things you mentioned.