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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, serious question...everyone who is advocating for the county to spend money on this...do you also want to change the name of Washington, DC, should we rip down the Washington Monument, should we tear down Mt. Vernon?[/quote]

No. You’re welcome. [/quote]

Yup. Me neither. Any other questions?[/quote]

Why not?[/quote]

Mt Vernon is a museum. I support whatever efforts they’re making to reckon with the full truth of life there. 
The Washington Monument honors Washington for being our first President. We honor him because we believe in the ideals and promises the country was founded on even as we face the full truth of our history and the ways we’ve fallen short. I’m certainly willing to hear out arguments for changing how we describe and relate to it I guess.

This notion that oh, if you start to point out and talk about the role that slavery and racism have played in American history you must want to toss the whole project in the bin is so lame.

Quoting a tweet from Adam Serwer:
“it is a testament to black commitment to American values that they have championed them for centuries despite being excluded from them. Equally revealing is the shallow patriotism of those who cannot love their country without blinding themselves to its history.”

If you are a person who thinks anyone is suggesting we “tear down all the statues” to “end racism” you should read the NYTimes magazine this weekend. If you actually read the whole thing, maybe you’ll start to think about it differently. [/quote]

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