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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No.  The point was that it would NO LONGER have been named after Jeb.  They could have removed all reference to him and just called it Stuart--as many had for years.  Do you think of George Washington every time you hear "Washington, DC"?[/quote]

Not every time, but yeah, I do associate the name "Washington, DC" with George Washington. Because that's what happens when you name places after people.

The school still would have been named after Jeb if it were changed to "Stuart," but with plausible deniability. Besides, if you're changing the name already, why not go with one that indisputably isn't based on a Confederate general?

[quote=Anonymous]And, your other points show a lack of understanding of other issues.  You are using today's lens.  The fact is that Lee and others were part of the fabric of Virginia.[/quote]

Public institutions shouldn't be named after traitors--especially traitors who waged war in order to enslave other people. That should be a non-controversial proposition. If you think it's correct, then it's irrelevant how deeply the traitor is "part of the fabric." Suggesting otherwise is just buying into the Lost Cause nonsense, while dismissing the many prominent Virginians chose to fight for their country instead of against it. Of course I'm using "today's lens" because we have progressed as a society (I hope) to the point where we no longer believe in commemorating people who rebel against the United States in service of a racist cause.[/quote]

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