Renaming the Capital of Texas?

[Mzeusia]

Don't rename it. Let's not try to forget history.

[Big Jim P]

Honestly just leave it alone

Austin has to have bigger problems than the names of signs

A serious liberal infestation for one.

[The South Falls]

Honestly just leave it alone

Austin has to have bigger problems than the names of signs

A serious liberal infestation for one.

Eh, feck that. We're an island of stability in a sea of red.

[The Two Jerseys]

Honestly just leave it alone

Austin has to have bigger problems than the names of signs

A serious liberal infestation for one.

At least Texas has the sense to cut them from the herd...

[Big Jim P]

Why is everyone so obsessed with deifying the Confederacy anyway?

Denial. People refuse to accept that America has some really bad history and they hate to be reminded.

[-United Republic of Freedonia]

This is not going to happend, Austin has other more important problems that it's name.

I hope it's "Santa Anna", because irony.

That's actually a nice name tbh

[The Two Jerseys]

This is not going to happend, Austin has other more important problems that it's name.

I hope it's "Santa Anna", because irony.

That's actually a nice name tbh

But it's still glorifying a loser and a war criminal, so...

[The South Falls]

A serious liberal infestation for one.

At least Texas has the sense to cut them from the herd...

#newyorkistheopposite

[Mushet]

This is silly, but I seriously doubt they'll rename the whole city for this, they might rename a street or a park, but this probably won't go far, so I don't believe it's something to get worked up over.

I mean if they have a new name that's cooler, I might be somewhat in favor. But I don't really have a dog in this fight regardless of how I feel so it doesn't really matter. This up to Austin, TX and they'll probably preserve the status quo.

[Mushet]

This is not going to happend, Austin has other more important problems that it's name.

That's actually a nice name tbh

But it's still glorifying a loser and a war criminal, so...

Unless they're naming it after Saint Anne, like Santa Ana, CA.

[The Grande Republic 0f Arcadia]

Its getting crazy on how people think they are avoiding racism when they are creating it, the people that call the city name racists are trying to make the city name racists so it fits thier agenda really. Plus, i guess we need to rename anything after George Washington too since he owned slaves? See how ridiculous that is?

[The Two Jerseys]

But it's still glorifying a loser and a war criminal, so...

Unless they're naming it after Saint Anne, like Santa Ana, CA.

You just triggered the militant atheists.

[Gig em Aggies]

I just moved to Austin to work at the Airport but I'm also born and raised Texan. If they change the name let them but they should be perfectly willing to give up their staus as the capital of Texas and the title of capital of Texas should go to cities like San Antonio, Dallas Fort Worth, or Houston.

[Kramanica]

This obsession with erasing history really just needs to stop.

[Big Jim P]

The Confederacy was nothing more than a traitorous rebellion. I can’t see any reason why Americans would glorify something so anti-American as traitorism.

They were also racist as hell. Why would anybody want to glorify that?

Of course their racism was their only trait. Can't memorialize them for anything else they might have accomplished.

[Petrolheadia]

Yes and the Soviet Union wasn't exactly a paragon of Democracy or Freedom like America

>tfw Democracy is shunning minorities out of society, eliminating women's rights, having a Congress filled with rich, arrogant old people.

Hot take. Source?

[Vozh]

I have no strong opinions one this, other than that Texas should be annexed to Mexico.

t. salty georgian

[Herrebrugh]

They were also racist as hell. Why would anybody want to glorify that?

Of course their racism was their only trait. Can't memorialize them for anything else they might have accomplished.

To be honest, the answer for me would be to not memorialise any of 'em (that goes for Dutchmen as well, in my case).

Maybe make a memorial for a random cat, that sounds nice.

Or otherwise judge the statue by its artistic quality. If it's shit, off with its head.

[Big Jim P]

Yet again this seems like an attempt just to win over right wingers, the fact is you're looking at it in a very strict black and white way while ignoring all the grey in between.

So how is levying war against the united states not treason?

How as the American Revolution not treason? Here's a hint: Look at who won what and wrote the history books.

[LiberNovusAmericae]

Let's not destroy a piece of history because a person who died over a hundred years ago supported a horrible institution. There have even been arguments to remove statues of our founding fathers because they're "offensive", and I find that absolutely ridiculous. If your so offended by our nations history, then leave. There are countries in Europe that support the destruction of their own culture, they'd be happy to accept you.

[Gig em Aggies]

Let's not destroy a piece of history because a person who died over a hundred years ago supported a horrible institution. There have even been arguments to remove statues of our founding fathers because they're "offensive", and I find that absolutely ridiculous. If your so offended by our nations history, then leave.

I know it's not related to the thread but I say we should do what the SJW and the left are doing let's remove all of them because they offend us....is that how I do it remove something that I find offensive?

[Yeffin]

I will put this as politely as I can, since that's how were do here...


Don't fuck up my state even more. Stephen Austin was a hero, not a racist. Political correctness has destroyed everything it touches.

[Firaxin]

I will put this as politely as I can, since that's how were do here...


Don't fuck up my state even more. Stephen Austin was a hero, not a racist. Political correctness has destroyed everything it touches.

You say that like heroism and racism are mutually exclusive.

[Gig em Aggies]

I will put this as politely as I can, since that's how were do here...


Don't fuck up my state even more. Stephen Austin was a hero, not a racist. Political correctness has destroyed everything it touches.

You say that like heroism and racism are mutually exclusive.

Well then everything in the US needs a name change including things named after Native Americans, African Americans, European Americans, etc just because you find something offensive doesn't mean you need to erase it.

[Vozh]

I will put this as politely as I can, since that's how were do here...


Don't fuck up my state even more. Stephen Austin was a hero, not a racist. Political correctness has destroyed everything it touches.

You say that like heroism and racism are mutually exclusive.

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