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Originally Posted by teh603
Performing a damnatio memoria only serves to encourage people to remember something. Forbidden knowledge is just as attractive as forbidden fruit, if not more so.
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There is always the problem of "preset" attitudes.
For example, some might copy a hurtful action they saw in a parent even if it hurt them personally. (i.e. an alcoholic parent)
Others may reject that action because they saw what happens when someone drinks.