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Tuesday, 15 August 2017
quote [ White supremacists gathered near a Confederate monument Saturday with the stated intent of saving it. But after a weekend of violence, other cities are now speeding the removal of their own statues. ]
Thumb is from Durham, where people took it upon themselves to remove a Confederate statue. Hopefully more will follow.
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Bleb said @ 1:40am GMT on 15th August
History is written by the victors.
Bleb said @ 1:59am GMT on 15th August
History is written by the victors.
EDIT: As a separate point, monuments are, in the strictest sense, idols. I'm ok with idolizing MLK. Maybe not so much Robert E. Lee. The Dukes of Hazzard hasn't aged well.
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Bleb said @ 1:40am GMT on 15th August
History is written by the victors.
EDIT: As a separate point, monuments are, in the strictest sense, idols. I'm ok with idolizing MLK. Maybe not so much Robert E. Lee. The Dukes of Hazzard hasn't aged well.
