APS: What's in a name? (Washington-Lee)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not just rename it Washington-Lincoln HS? Sounds almost identical, plus they can keep the W-L abbreviation. Easy fix

Lincoln wasn't any champion of equal rights, despite what you libs have been spoon fed. Consider his own words:

During his famous debates with Sen. Stephen Douglas, Lincoln explained to the crowd: “I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races … I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races from living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be a position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.”

Yeah f#ck that guy, right?

Actually, no. Way to miss the point though.

The point is that Lincoln was a man contemporary to the times. Lincoln didn't consider blacks equal. He was an opportunist who issued the EP to break the back of the CSA and preserve the Union.

Pick up a book and read. You might learn something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:APS got it right in how they named Discovery. They wanted to honor a person, but rather than putting his name on it, they chose a name that's symbolic of one of his great achievements and also can be tied to an educational theme. I certainly don't expect anything new to come out about John Glenn to create a controversy, but even if it did, the name is still okay because it's tied to things that are bigger than just him rather than to him personally.

If John Glenn hadn't been a white guy they'd have named the school Glenn Elementary. It's not even debatable - we didn't name Fleet elementary after some general noun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not just rename it Washington-Lincoln HS? Sounds almost identical, plus they can keep the W-L abbreviation. Easy fix

Lincoln wasn't any champion of equal rights, despite what you libs have been spoon fed. Consider his own words:

During his famous debates with Sen. Stephen Douglas, Lincoln explained to the crowd: “I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races … I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races from living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be a position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.”

Yeah f#ck that guy, right?

Actually, no. Way to miss the point though.

The point is that Lincoln was a man contemporary to the times. Lincoln didn't consider blacks equal. He was an opportunist who issued the EP to break the back of the CSA and preserve the Union.

Pick up a book and read. You might learn something.

Blacks were not equal at that time. People of their time.

[Anonymous]

I'm opposed to the MILLIONS of dollars it's going to take to change the name---signs, uniforms, etc. It is forecast to be very expensive.

APS has so many pressing issues that this just seems like a pain in the *ss diverting funds from the building of new schools, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, I'd rather the School Board was focusing its energy on solving space issues than on a bunch of meaningless PC crap like cleansing our history.

They can do both.

Not from what I've seen...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep pushing name changes liberals. Totally erase our forefathers. It’s this kind of crap that got us Trump.

They were awful people. Not sorry that offends you.

No they weren’t. They were people of their time. You offend me. They don’t.

Being an asshole is timeless. I always hated the relative moral argument. I don't care if I offend you. Your forefathers are awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Personally, I'd rather the School Board was focusing its energy on solving space issues than on a bunch of meaningless PC crap like cleansing our history.

They can do both.

Not from what I've seen...

And yet, so far, they are.

[Anonymous]

I guess we should change the name of "Arlington" as well. After all, it's named after the traitor Lee's plantation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not just rename it Washington-Lincoln HS? Sounds almost identical, plus they can keep the W-L abbreviation. Easy fix

Lincoln wasn't any champion of equal rights, despite what you libs have been spoon fed. Consider his own words:

During his famous debates with Sen. Stephen Douglas, Lincoln explained to the crowd: “I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races … I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races from living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be a position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.”

Yeah f#ck that guy, right?

Actually, no. Way to miss the point though.

The point is that Lincoln was a man contemporary to the times. Lincoln didn't consider blacks equal. He was an opportunist who issued the EP to break the back of the CSA and preserve the Union.

Pick up a book and read. You might learn something.

Agree that Lincoln was not much better.and usually it's Republicans, not liberals, asking who freed the slaves in some sort of arguement "gotcha"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not just rename it Washington-Lincoln HS? Sounds almost identical, plus they can keep the W-L abbreviation. Easy fix

Lincoln wasn't any champion of equal rights, despite what you libs have been spoon fed. Consider his own words:

During his famous debates with Sen. Stephen Douglas, Lincoln explained to the crowd: “I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races … I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races from living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be a position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.”

Yeah f#ck that guy, right?

Actually, no. Way to miss the point though.

The point is that Lincoln was a man contemporary to the times. Lincoln didn't consider blacks equal. He was an opportunist who issued the EP to break the back of the CSA and preserve the Union.

Pick up a book and read. You might learn something.

Blacks were not equal at that time. People of their time.

And yet they wrote a bunch of horseshit about all men being created equal... While enslaving men (, women and children. As well as raping women).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep pushing name changes liberals. Totally erase our forefathers. It’s this kind of crap that got us Trump.

They were awful people. Not sorry that offends you.

No they weren’t. They were people of their time. You offend me. They don’t.

Being an asshole is timeless. I always hated the relative moral argument. I don't care if I offend you. Your forefathers are awful.

They are your forefathers. Deal with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Personally, I'd rather the School Board was focusing its energy on solving space issues than on a bunch of meaningless PC crap like cleansing our history.

They can do both.

Not from what I've seen...

And yet, so far, they are.

Have not. And will not integrate schools. But keep harping on this one issue Monas. No one is buying it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep pushing name changes liberals. Totally erase our forefathers. It’s this kind of crap that got us Trump.

They were awful people. Not sorry that offends you.

No they weren’t. They were people of their time. You offend me. They don’t.

Being an asshole is timeless. I always hated the relative moral argument. I don't care if I offend you. Your forefathers are awful.

And yours weren't?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess we should change the name of "Arlington" as well. After all, it's named after the traitor Lee's plantation.

Anyway, we can just drop Lee and change Washingron to honor a different Virginian, Booker T. Washington. Done. Mascot can be the peanuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The people screaming the loudest are the same white parents who throw on orange t-shirts and do whatever it takes to avoid the brown kids in south Arlington.
It all just rings hollow.
Integrate the schools, then I’ll give an F.

x10000 times this

A name change is window dressing for limo liberals to make themselves feel better. If they truly were concerned, when the high school boundaries were being redrawn, they would have suggested the name change at that time AND pushed to have boundaries that would create more diversity at Yorktown. Neither happened.