Woke dems rename Lee-Jackson Hwy in Fairfax County, Virginia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan

Even Genghis Khan allowed the Buddhas to stay. The Taliban destroyed them many centuries later.

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Anonymous wrote:Most people have already called those two roads Rte. 29 and Rte. 50 forever mostly because they both change names as they proceed through all the different jurisdictions and it's pretty ridiculous.

Exactly, I have no idea what the names are/were, I just say 50 and 29!

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Anonymous wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan

Even Genghis Khan allowed the Buddhas to stay. The Taliban destroyed them many centuries later.

We haven't heard about the War between the Buddhas of Bamiyan and the Mongol Empire because it's been erased from history.

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Anonymous wrote:Do they have nothing better to do than to rename every single street and school, most of which residents don’t care enough about? So sad that northern virginia’s rich confederate history (Robert E Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, Arlington Cemetery, etc.) history has attempted to be erased, as evident in changes to Lee Hwy, Jackson Lee Hwy, Jefferson Davis Hwy, many of Fairfax City and Alexandria City’s streets, Robert E Lee HS, JEB Stuart HS, Fairfax HS Rebels, Loudoun County Raiders in LoCo, and PWC’s Stonewall Jackson HS, just to name a few.

I literally LOLed that you included Arlington Cemetery. Not sure “erasing” history is relevant if you’re too stupid to learn it in the first place.

Ignorant eraser is Arlington changing its symbol.

It’s of Arlington House. The story literally is the Union taking it from Lee and turning it into a cemetery.

How is that pro Lee?

Only if you’re illiterate and believe Juneteenth is real. Emancipation Day? No. Gettysburg Address? No. Appomattox? No. The day Virginia rejoined the union? No.

These woke idiots are no different than their Democrat forbearers before them.

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Anonymous wrote:Do they have nothing better to do than to rename every single street and school, most of which residents don’t care enough about? So sad that northern virginia’s rich confederate history (Robert E Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, Arlington Cemetery, etc.) history has attempted to be erased, as evident in changes to Lee Hwy, Jackson Lee Hwy, Jefferson Davis Hwy, many of Fairfax City and Alexandria City’s streets, Robert E Lee HS, JEB Stuart HS, Fairfax HS Rebels, Loudoun County Raiders in LoCo, and PWC’s Stonewall Jackson HS, just to name a few.

Actually this is one renaming I get behind bc I always got them confused. Easier to call them Rt. 29 and Rt. 50 and besides those names are on signs already. Or maybe they should renamed one of them Kamp Washington highway

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Anonymous wrote:This thread should be renamed: "Confederate sympathizers whine that local roads should remain named after traitorous losers."

Exactly!!

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Anonymous wrote:Do they have nothing better to do than to rename every single street and school, most of which residents don’t care enough about? So sad that northern virginia’s rich confederate history (Robert E Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, Arlington Cemetery, etc.) history has attempted to be erased, as evident in changes to Lee Hwy, Jackson Lee Hwy, Jefferson Davis Hwy, many of Fairfax City and Alexandria City’s streets, Robert E Lee HS, JEB Stuart HS, Fairfax HS Rebels, Loudoun County Raiders in LoCo, and PWC’s Stonewall Jackson HS, just to name a few.

You'll get no sympathy on these boards Op, it's as if they learned nothing about the Civil War and what President Lincoln and the soldiers who lost their lives meant to the end of slavery. They have a belief that if we just rewrite every history book, and erase all monuments then hate will go away. But it won't, because hate will always live in these peoples hearts and minds, always.

I grew up in a northern state that wasn't part of the Union during the Civil War with no ancestors that lived in America at the time, so there was no evidence of the Civil War around me growing up nor have I ever had strong opinions about it other than I have always supported the Union and do not support slavery and the cause of the Confederacy. Perhaps I may have a unique take, but I kind of find all the remnants (streets, schools, bases, etc.) of the Confederacy to be some quaint anachronism that is part of the charm and character of Virginia that gives it culture and flavor. I recognize that many of these names were given decades ago and maybe not for good reasons, but don't feel that in keeping them, we are honoring anything. It's part of the culture and the history of this area and every time I drive on "Jefferson Davis Hwy" or see one of these names, I chuckle, remember that I'm in Virginia, and I am reminded of this area's past and its lessons. I find it odd that in the 150 years since the Civil War ended and long after the children and even grandchildren of anyone who lived during that era have died, it's become such a controversy and source of great pain to people. I just feel something unique is lost when we go around and erase unique reminders of our history even the bad parts. We can keep them but at the same time remember what they meant. As another example, I'm very anti-communist and fully aware of how evil Lenin and Stalin were, but feel the same way about tearing down their statues.

If you were one of those people, or knew any of those people, you would know that it’s been “a source of great pain” to them this entire time.

Those people have all been dead for years. That's the point. My black DH grew up in Richmond, surrounded by all of the "Glory of the Confederacy". Even he finds it rather eye-rolling that people are giving it so much thought and energy, much like the PP. It's part of the flavor/history/culture of the region. Let's focus on not being racist today, but nobody is really being harmed by a street called Lee Highway.

Oh my gosh. I’m assuming you have half black kids. Please talk to your husband’s family about why this is so important to black people. If you are raising (1/2) black children YOU have a responsibility to make a better effort to fully understand how insulting and hurtful these street names, monuments, etc are. I have a white father and reading these posts make me SO grateful for how understanding and humble he is when it comes to racial issues. Just wow.

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(Side note, my mother is AA)

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But that's the thing, I don't think it was. This only became a big deal just recently starting in 2020. People here are screaming about "traitors," but at the time, the Union forgave the South and welcomed back those that fought against it. If folks who can do that who lost family and had their lives uprooted because of a war the South started, why can't we 150 years later, forgive our fellow countrymen who fought against us?

Honestly, I don't really care either way, but do feel we lose part of our history and culture and risk repeating the mistakes of our past.

That's because you don't know what you're talking about. That sounds rude, and I regret it, but I can't think of a more polite way to say it. The basic fact is that you don't know what you're talking about. You say it's nothing to you - so please stop talking and start listening to the people whom it actually is something to.

Yes, you are rude, and it tells me a lot about you that you can’t figure out how to be polite or don’t even want to bother. I come here with a different perspective that hasn’t been shared or considered and frankly neutral and open to dfferent perspectives. I really don’t care and don’t have a dog in this fight, and you come at me insulting me. All you have to offer this discussion is “stfu you’re ignorant.” You have no idea who I am or what I’ve learned or what I know. Having a different opinion doesn’t mean someone’s ignorant or uneducated. Are you interested in persuading people to your point of view or just want to win the internet? Oh wait. I forgot. This is DCUM.

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So many streets in northern Virginia are going to be renamed for this reason. And I'm glad it makes people feel better, and I get I'm not allowed to complain else be deemed racist.

But please know it's a huge PITA for those that live or own businesses on these streets. With all the crap most of us have going on, changing every legal and financial record in your entire life is an enormous hassle, and it's really crappy that we're all expected to just be so happy about a thousand new things to add to our to do lists.

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Anonymous wrote:Do they have nothing better to do than to rename every single street and school, most of which residents don’t care enough about? So sad that northern virginia’s rich confederate history (Robert E Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, Arlington Cemetery, etc.) history has attempted to be erased, as evident in changes to Lee Hwy, Jackson Lee Hwy, Jefferson Davis Hwy, many of Fairfax City and Alexandria City’s streets, Robert E Lee HS, JEB Stuart HS, Fairfax HS Rebels, Loudoun County Raiders in LoCo, and PWC’s Stonewall Jackson HS, just to name a few.

How strange that you pick this hill on which to die? Were you born racist or is it learned behavior?

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As someone with a European parent whose native country endured a civil war in the 20th century (losing side were communists), I find it bizarre that there are ANY monuments, roads, schools, and other public facilities/structures in the US that bear the name of the losing side. There certainly aren't any in my parent's native country.

Good riddance to all the names of the traitors who wanted to rip the country apart--and their white supremacist, slavery-loving ideology.

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Im not mad that they’re taking away the roads or moneuments, its just annoying that Northern Virginia is just trying to disaffiliate themselves from the South. They’re not proud to live in Virginia, they’re just using this as an excuse so they can say “I don’t live in the south, i live in Northern Virginia”. They think removing these will magically change the boundaries of where the south starts.

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Anonymous wrote:Im not mad that they’re taking away the roads or moneuments, its just annoying that Northern Virginia is just trying to disaffiliate themselves from the South. They’re not proud to live in Virginia, they’re just using this as an excuse so they can say “I don’t live in the south, i live in Northern Virginia”. They think removing these will magically change the boundaries of where the south starts.

Southern states including Virginia should have to learn every county in their state to further create a sense of pride, and recite a state or southern anthem. it would be easier if virginia would write their counties on their license plates like most other southern states (tn, ky, ga, ms, al, fl)

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Anonymous wrote:Do they have nothing better to do than to rename every single street and school, most of which residents don’t care enough about? So sad that northern virginia’s rich confederate history (Robert E Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, Arlington Cemetery, etc.) history has attempted to be erased, as evident in changes to Lee Hwy, Jackson Lee Hwy, Jefferson Davis Hwy, many of Fairfax City and Alexandria City’s streets, Robert E Lee HS, JEB Stuart HS, Fairfax HS Rebels, Loudoun County Raiders in LoCo, and PWC’s Stonewall Jackson HS, just to name a few.

I literally LOLed that you included Arlington Cemetery. Not sure “erasing” history is relevant if you’re too stupid to learn it in the first place.

they literally removed Lee’s name from the memorial.

The whole freaking cemetery is a big F$& You to Lee! They buried all the Union dead in his front yard, partly because it was a good site and partly because of the optics. It’s the opposite of a statue to Lee.