Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:52 am
Ah, "leftists"; my bingo card's getting full.
Because sometimes even national leaders just want to hang out
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Washington Resistance Army wrote:The reason western Europe speaks romance languages and is Catholic is cuz the Romans destroyed native languages and faiths lol, they were absolutley racist for their time. Really the great majority of pre-modern nations or empires were, turns out modern views are just that.
Ethel mermania wrote:Ifreann wrote:And the fact that you think that it was good, or at least the right course of action, for slavery to be tolerated since it lead to America being founded does not create an obligation on me to imagine an alternate history where slavery was not tolerated and also America was still founded.
They were widespread, though. Northern states had abolitionist laws. The fact that those laws did not cover the whole nation doesn't mean that abolitionism was some fringe ideology. Were gay rights a fringe ideology ten years ago? Marriage equality was only the law in a few states back then, just like abolitionism. The fact that it took a lot longer for abolitionism to become the law across the nation than it took for marriage equality doesn't mean that abolitionism was not a widespread belief before Lincoln proclaimed emancipation.
Yes. That they didn't think there was anything wrong with being sexist doesn't mean they weren't sexist.
So strange to see someone agree on the facts, accept all the terrible things that America has done and is doing, but object to people not ignoring them.
He never said slavery was good or OK. accepting slavery was a precondition of the south for replacing the articles of confederation with the constitution. The condition of slavery already existed prior to the constitution, without the guarantee of 20 years of no action on slavery written into it, we would have stayed under the articles of confederation.
Christian Confederation wrote:So we rename Washington to idk The State of Ginsburg after the late Justice, then what? Do we rename every county and High School named after Washington? Rename every Lee Street because Robert E Lee was on the wrong side of History? No we aren't going to rename things and Erase History because people from hundreds of years ago are controversial today.
-Astoria- wrote:Christian Confederation wrote:So we rename Washington to idk The State of Ginsburg after the late Justice, then what? Do we rename every county and High School named after Washington? Rename every Lee Street because Robert E Lee was on the wrong side of History? No we aren't going to rename things and Erase History because people from hundreds of years ago are controversial today.
Nah; I prefer keeping the name, but changing who it's named after, as this county shows.
San Lumen wrote:-Astoria- wrote:Nah; I prefer keeping the name, but changing who it's named after, as this county shows.
That would be one way to do it. You could name it after Booker T Washington though I dont see why our first president shouldn't have a state named for him as well as the nations capital.
-Astoria- wrote:San Lumen wrote:That would be one way to do it. You could name it after Booker T Washington though I dont see why our first president shouldn't have a state named for him as well as the nations capital.
At least formally rename it to DC so that no one has to have to put (state) any linger.
Christian Confederation wrote:So we rename Washington to idk The State of Ginsburg after the late Justice, then what? Do we rename every county and High School named after Washington? Rename every Lee Street because Robert E Lee was on the wrong side of History? No we aren't going to rename things and Erase History because people from hundreds of years ago are controversial today.
Kathol Rift wrote:No, it shouldn’t be renamed. George Washington was the first President, and without his leadership, this country probably wouldn’t exist today. I’m not saying he was all sunshine and rainbows, but we can’t just ignore history in favor of political correctness.
Kathol Rift wrote:No, it shouldn’t be renamed. George Washington was the first President, and without his leadership, this country probably wouldn’t exist today. I’m not saying he was all sunshine and rainbows, but we can’t just ignore history in favor of political correctness.
San Lumen wrote:-Astoria- wrote:At least formally rename it to DC so that no one has to have to put (state) any linger.
Nah. I think the nation's capital should bear the name of our first president. Though proposals have been made to change District of Columbia to Douglass Commonwealth. I think that is an excellent idea. In the historic DC statehood bill which passed the House earlier this year it included a provision for that.
-Astoria- wrote:San Lumen wrote:Nah. I think the nation's capital should bear the name of our first president. Though proposals have been made to change District of Columbia to Douglass Commonwealth. I think that is an excellent idea. In the historic DC statehood bill which passed the House earlier this year it included a provision for that.
No, I don't think so - I mean, there's already a state after him; & what happens in the event that DC becomes a state? Will it still not be the same?
San Lumen wrote:Ethel mermania wrote:He never said slavery was good or OK. accepting slavery was a precondition of the south for replacing the articles of confederation with the constitution. The condition of slavery already existed prior to the constitution, without the guarantee of 20 years of no action on slavery written into it, we would have stayed under the articles of confederation.
Its upsetting how more people can't see this. The lack of knowledge regarding history upsets me as a historian.
Christian Confederation wrote:So we rename Washington to idk The State of Ginsburg after the late Justice, then what? Do we rename every county and High School named after Washington? Rename every Lee Street because Robert E Lee was on the wrong side of History? No we aren't going to rename things and Erase History because people from hundreds of years ago are controversial today.
San Lumen wrote:Ethel mermania wrote:He never said slavery was good or OK. accepting slavery was a precondition of the south for replacing the articles of confederation with the constitution. The condition of slavery already existed prior to the constitution, without the guarantee of 20 years of no action on slavery written into it, we would have stayed under the articles of confederation.
Its upsetting how more people can't see this. The lack of knowledge regarding history upsets me as a historian.
La xinga wrote:Okay, renaming everything with Washington for whatever reason will probably cause something bad. Maps, Newspaper Companies Titles, anything with Washington would cost A TON of money for the people with stuff with Washington.