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In Japan, they have swastikas EVERYWHERE, and still use big symbols for park maps to point out temples.  No one gets offended.  They still have WWII criminals enshrined in temples in Japan.

There is a massive 100+ foot statue of Ghengis Khan in Mongolia.  They aren't tearing down Khan because he was a serial rapist and enslaved millions of people.

The pyramids still exist in Egypt and will never be torn down even though it was built with slave labor from Africa.

Tourists spend millions of dollars per year traveling all throughout South and Central America to visit ancient indigenous ruins that were built with slave labor and were used for human sacrifices of enslaved tribes that bigger civilizations like the Mayans ruled over.

The Great Wall of China was built with slave labor, you gonna tear down that World Heritage Site too?

Huge portions of the Roman Empire were built with slave labor or were entertained by slaves killing each other.  Should we tear down the Colosseum because people got enjoyment of watching enslaved people kill each other in the ring?

Even Native American tribes would enslave conquered tribal people and mutilate/kill them during rituals.  Let's rename all of the cities, towns, states, and even commercial products because the Native Americans owned slaves, enslaved people, and benefited economically from slaves.

[b]Go back to your safety zones if you are going to be offended by history.  History won't change for your fragile little minds, because it literally can't.[/b] [/quote]

You are completely missing the issue. No one is "offended by history." And changing who is honored in public spaces isn't changing history. It is decided what we value as a society today.

Where are the statues of Judas Iscariot? Is he not a part of history? Are we changing history by not having a giant statue of Judas in common areas? No, of course not. You are being deliberately obtuse to try to hide the fact that you are a reactionary. [/quote]

NP.  What is wrong with being a reactionary?  Conservatives can't conserve anything, so at least reactionaries are willing to fight for change.[/quote]

The problem with being a reactionary is that they have no core beliefs other than "Change is bad."[/quote]

Conservatives don't want change.  Reactionaries want to return to the politics and values of an earlier time period.  [/quote]

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