Confederate flag to a black person is like a Nazi flag to a Jew; such symbols need to be removed. Confederate statues could be in a museum, replaced by winning submissions in a contest to create great contemporary art to replace them. We can respond to the past & reset the future
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It's ridiculous to try to make history conform to today's standards. Use the statues as a learning tool.
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Replying to @2aBuddha
What would we be learning?

Aug 10, 2018 路 8:50 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
We would learn that there is virtually no historical figure who could withstand scrutiny by contemporary standards.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
And the real gain if taking them down would be? Nothing
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