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And has recently taken off in a big way - removing statues, replacing names and generally purging history.
by Wildgoose 4y ago
And has recently taken off in a big way - removing statues, replacing names and generally purging history.
- AstixAndBelix 4y agoHow do you know it has taken off? When a new roman emperor took place he mobilized an incredible amount of people to replace as much stuff as possible from the previous ruler at a scale hardly comparable to what's happening today
- consumer451 4y agoStatues and names of military bases for example, celebrate people. As far as I am aware history is mostly doing just fine in history books and places like Wikipedia. No need to conflate these things, is there?
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoDo you have specific examples you're thinking of, specifically regarding "purging history"? My university degree is in history and I have never used statutes or building names to study, but it's hard to have a discussion when the meat of the argument is only obliquely hinted at.
- pjc50 4y agoShould never have pulled down that big statue of Saddam Hussein.