"But if we remove statues of Colombus, we won't know our history!" You think Colombus discovered America. You already don't know your history.
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CountScrofula · 41-45, M
It's such a bad faith argument. They don't give a shit about history because if they did they'd know full well why Columbus shouldn't have fucking statues in his honour.
Statues aren't history. Like what was more historic, the statue of Saddam Hussein or the scene of a crowd tearing it down?
Statues are symbols, and traditionalism is based around symbols and mythology. Changing Columbus from 'good guy' to 'bad guy' is treated like an attack on the self, but because they can't articulate that, we get these idiotic history arguments.
Statues aren't history. Like what was more historic, the statue of Saddam Hussein or the scene of a crowd tearing it down?
Statues are symbols, and traditionalism is based around symbols and mythology. Changing Columbus from 'good guy' to 'bad guy' is treated like an attack on the self, but because they can't articulate that, we get these idiotic history arguments.
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CountScrofula · 41-45, M
@StrawberryMilkshake Yeah I get that. Statues are politically charged symbols so always run that risk. Thay said I hear about so much destruction of ancient statues and religious structures for the same reason and it's heartbreaking to know that's gone.
On the other hand, fuck Columbus lol
On the other hand, fuck Columbus lol
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CountScrofula · 41-45, M
@StrawberryMilkshake Part of the issue here is that this kind of hate is abstracted to us.
For example all the Confederate statues people were tearing down last year were from the 1920s.
They were deliberately erected to terrify black people and make them feel unsafe.
Leaving those up to learn a lesson ignores the fact these symbols exist for a reason.
It's like how some asshat flew a Nazi flag in my small town. I was outraged. My black friend was terrified. She's the one who should decide what happens, not me.
For example all the Confederate statues people were tearing down last year were from the 1920s.
They were deliberately erected to terrify black people and make them feel unsafe.
Leaving those up to learn a lesson ignores the fact these symbols exist for a reason.
It's like how some asshat flew a Nazi flag in my small town. I was outraged. My black friend was terrified. She's the one who should decide what happens, not me.