> More subtly, the use of “we” seems to impute blame or responsibility on those living for actions taken by a very small group of people. It’s neither accurate nor useful.

Saying that it was a very small number of people sounds a mite ridiculous to me. Multiple cultures throughout history have supported/accepted it.

It is also a reminder. These weren’t storybook monsters, they were humans, and we should be reminded of that lest we regress.

We’re certainly not to blame, but we are responsible for not going back there.