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I've never argued that History CAN be erased.Who would have thought the solution would be so simple?
I've never argued that History CAN be erased.
George Washington owned slaves. What about that can we erase or change? Shall we forget that he was the first president and take him out of the history books? Some things just do not make sense.
I've never argued that History CAN be erased.
Of course, the removal of the Confederate statues cannot change history, but it can put history in perspective
Another guess is that it has to do with the maturity of the observers.
George Washington owned slaves. What about that can we erase or change? Shall we forget that he was the first president and take him out of the history books? Some things just do not make sense.
A very stable genius recently said solving racism would be done very easily and very quickly.Who would have thought the solution would be so simple?
Maybe History can't be erased... but it can be forgotten...
Repeat of the Civil War anyone?
George Washington owned slaves. What about that can we erase or change? Shall we forget that he was the first president and take him out of the history books? Some things just do not make sense.
Unfortunately if you think history can't be erased you are sadly wrong.
History can be changed to the point that people believe the change is the history.
Now it may take time, but eventually those that knew what the real history was are gone or their accounts are not believed in either voice or print..
When that happens you have basically erased history.
I don't really see your point. Should we stamp out all history of slavery or just pick certain parts?Yes he did, but he did not wage a war to divide the nation to support the institutions of slavery.
We are not talking about statues. We are talking about history. Should we change history to eliminate all signs of slavery? And all mention of anyone who owned or supported slavery?If you know of a statue of Washington depicting him with a bunch of black people in chains kneeling around him - one that CELEBRATES the fact that he owned slaves - then by all means, tear it down! Any statue of Washington should be celebrating the fact that he lead this nation to independence during the revolutionary war and acted as our first president.
If you're going to erect a statue in honor of someone who fought for the Confederacy then it had better be for doing something other than having fought a losing war in an attempt to break apart this great nation. That's NOT something that any true American would want to celebrate.
The thread is about history. Should we change history. Should we remove from the history books any mention of anyone who owned slaves?Did Washington treasonously and traitorously attack the US? If so, bring his statues down and rename DC and the state of Washington.
The thread is about history. Should we change history. Should we remove from the history books any mention of anyone who owned slaves?