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LeftInTX

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44. Agree

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Reply #36)

Sun Jun 28, 2020, 12:36 PM

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George and Martha Washington enslaved 300 people. Let's start with their names. [View all] greyl Jun 2020 OP

In that case, the monument must be taken down. demosincebirth Jun 2020 #1

Renamed would be better. greyl Jun 2020 #2

Updated my post demosincebirth Jun 2020 #4

Message read and understood. :) nt greyl Jun 2020 #5

Nah it can stay The Washington Monument. Loki Liesmith Jun 2020 #17

Rename the obelisk and the District of Columbia nt delisen Jun 2020 #35

Let's face it. They, the founders, were all white, male... brush Jun 2020 #3

Post removed Post removed Jun 2020 #6

That's silly. nt greyl Jun 2020 #11

You'd rather do that than try to fix this? Not me. That would... brush Jun 2020 #21

We've ditched some of the worst parts. Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #30

They didn't "conceive" it. They stole it from the Native Americans. Solomon Jun 2020 #32

My position is this. Blue_true Jun 2020 #37

That's good. I agree with that. White supremacy is so intwined in... brush Jun 2020 #39

What we all must face up to is BlueMTexpat Jun 2020 #7

Your Welsh ancestor lived in Pennsylvania and owned slaves? Jeebo Jun 2020 #9

That there were NO slaves in Pennsylvania is a myth. BlueMTexpat Jun 2020 #13

Lots of slaves in northern states unc70 Jun 2020 #14

The day before the 13th Amendment was ratified gladium et scutum Jun 2020 #28

What I also found ironic BlueMTexpat Jun 2020 #16

Slavery in NJ and NY was much less than in the south appalachiablue Jun 2020 #23

In 1780, the Pennsylvania Legislature passed an act to gradually end slavery gladium et scutum Jun 2020 #26

NJ was a slave state JustAnotherGen Jun 2020 #33

That counts me out DFW Jun 2020 #15

Love your last sentence especially! BlueMTexpat Jun 2020 #18

It's all a matter of perception. DFW Jun 2020 #19

"... press a button on their protein machine ..."? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2020 #25

A nostalgic holdover from ancient times.......... n/t DFW Jun 2020 #27

Imagine that you are an African American whose ancestors date back to slavery. Blue_true Jun 2020 #40

This. BlueMTexpat Jun 2020 #48

Why didn't dentists use the teeth of people already dead? BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #8

It would have been considered sinful to mutilate the dead. Chainfire Jun 2020 #31

This is the first time I've ever heard that about his dentures. Jeebo Jun 2020 #10

To follow up on my previous post, here is an BlueMTexpat Jun 2020 #12

The 'Turn' series is on Netflix now, I need to re-watch it. appalachiablue Jun 2020 #24

IMO, one of the most tragic stories is BlueMTexpat Jun 2020 #34

Most people already know this janterry Jun 2020 #20

This is all very tricky. a la izquierda Jun 2020 #22

Enough. tirebiter Jun 2020 #29

I agree. He was a monumentally important figure in our history. Blue_true Jun 2020 #41

This is why conservatives win so much Trumpocalypse Jun 2020 #36

Sadly, true Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #38

Agree LeftInTX Jun 2020 #44

Maybe we all need to go back to our countries of origin? LeftInTX Jun 2020 #42

I need to stop being surprised by how defensive people get about a lot of things. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #43

I do the same with sanctimony BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #50

There is still slavery in this country. marie999 Jun 2020 #45

Our current fight is with the Confederacy and Trump Republicans still carrying a torch for it. gulliver Jun 2020 #46

of those 300 slaves... Chili Jun 2020 #47

A great conversation to have... BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #49