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

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[โ€“] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years 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€“] WarlordSdocy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years 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.