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Well, no. Many of those (Confederate "heroes") were more principally known for treason, sedition, and waging war in defense of slave ownership rather than their
by psychometry 5y ago
Well, no. Many of those (Confederate "heroes") were more principally known for treason, sedition, and waging war in defense of slave ownership rather than their personal predilection toward owning slaves.
- waterhouse 5y agoThomas Jefferson statue pulled down in Portland: https://www.opb.org/news/article/thomas-jefferson-statue-pulled-down-portland-jefferson-high/ https://www.opb.org/news/article/thomas-jefferson-statue-pul...
- psychometry 5y agoCongrats, you found a single counterexample, namely the founding father that was by all accounts the worst human being of the bunch, what with the likely raping and impregnation of his slaves and all. I'm all for replacing TJ statues with ones honoring better human beings.