this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2024
2 points (100.0% liked)

US Authoritarianism

1163 readers
1 users here now

ChonkyOwlbear is an Illegitimate Usurper

There's other groups and you are welcome to add to them. USAuthoritarianism Linktree

See Also, my website. USAuthoritarianism.com be advised at time of writing it is basically just a donate link

Cool People: [email protected]

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
2
This is what USA was built on (libreddit.kavin.rocks)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

No amount of whitewashing is going to fix that. Almost half of them in-fact celebrate it.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I understand your sentiment but don't you think they would do the world more good in an exhibit or museum that explains the cultural context? Those who forget are doomed etc.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Generally I would say yes but a lot of confederate monuments were made after the war so aren't so much history but an attempt to rewrite it to make themselves look more favorable.