Era‑adjusted morality

Judge historical actors by how extreme their behavior was relative to the moral baseline and constraints of their own time, rather than simply by today's standards (presentism) or by blanket relativism. Use an 'era average' benchmark—like sports analytics do—to measure moral deviation and to surface when past actors were genuinely progressive or regressive within their era. — Adopting era‑adjusted moral metrics would change conversations about monuments, curricula, historical reputations, and policy remedies by separating extraordinary moral courage from routine complicity.