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The US also needs at some point to acknowledge it's past evils. Perhaps no penance is needed, but it is need to acknowledge the evils of the confederacy (and ma
by kmonsen 6y ago
The US also needs at some point to acknowledge it's past evils. Perhaps no penance is needed, but it is need to acknowledge the evils of the confederacy (and many other things like redlining, but I feel those are widely believed as wrong today).
We as a country need our own truth and reconciliation commission.
- lefstathiou 6y agoOut of curiosity what does “acknowledge” mean to you? I want to do my part to acknowledge, just want to make sure we are aligned on definitions.
- kmonsen 6y agoI'm not too into the specifics, but if you are interested take a listen to Bryan Stevenson: https://www.npr.org/books/authors/356964348/bryan-stevenson https://www.npr.org/books/authors/356964348/bryan-stevenson https://www.vox.com/2017/5/24/15675606/bryan-stevenson-confederacy-monuments-slavery-ezra-klein https://www.vox.com/2017/5/24/15675606/bryan-stevenson-confe... Short story: Having confederate monuments and the way history is thought in schools in some places is for sure a start. We need to get away from the south did nothing wrong, and of course put focus on what the north did wrong as well. There is a reason Minnesota is not the best place to live for black people.