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LuvNewcastle

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25. I'm in the middle here.

Wed Jun 24, 2015, 06:09 PM

Jun 2015

It would be nice if we could snap our fingers and do that, but it would be a painstaking task here in the South.

There are many places that might be named for Confederates or might not be -- people aren't sure about some places. And even if you changed a name, businesses would have to get new stationery and postal addresses would have to be updated. In an old southern town, you might have a lot of changes, and the confusion would be awful.

I see nothing wrong with changing some names, but we shouldn't do all of them just because they have a connection to the Confederate side in the Civil War. We have bigger priorities and enough headaches already.

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Do you support renaming roads/schools/bridges to eliminate references to Confederate Leaders? [View all] el_bryanto Jun 2015 OP

I support removing their names from everything other than a brief historical randys1 Jun 2015 #1

How do you think this should be accomplished? nt el_bryanto Jun 2015 #4

Any entity which receives money from the Federal government can be forced randys1 Jun 2015 #6

That's true - if it's part of the federal highway system el_bryanto Jun 2015 #8

I am almost as mad when I see something named after that complete disaster, Reagan randys1 Jun 2015 #9

Why would you be "in the middle" on this issue? Seems pretty straight forward to me randys1 Jun 2015 #10

It would depend on how it was done el_bryanto Jun 2015 #20

How about Nathan Bedford Forrest? DashOneBravo Jun 2015 #24

Withhold Federal funding. Many states in the South depend on the Feds for highway funds. ncjustice80 Jun 2015 #30

Depends who we're talking about.... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #2

Robert E Lee edhopper Jun 2015 #3

Perhaps, but then we're stuck at... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #13

Do you think edhopper Jun 2015 #16

Most post war era were put up as a protest against civil rights and have nothing to do with the war Johonny Jun 2015 #21

That is true edhopper Jun 2015 #22

Not in the least, but... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #32

Worst part of his life. The only part that matters. n/t ncjustice80 Jun 2015 #31

He didn't start the war. TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #33

He was a general for the South though. ncjustice80 Jun 2015 #38

If the alternative is naming something else after St. Reagan, it's a tough call. nt Buns_of_Fire Jun 2015 #5

I'm neutral. This is no more offensive to me than naming streets and cities after saints. I don't virgogal Jun 2015 #7

Some DashOneBravo Jun 2015 #11

Nah! Street names are ways to locate things. immoderate Jun 2015 #12

Total Federal action. GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #14

Sure, I guess Recursion Jun 2015 #15

The confederacy was an armed violent rebellion against underthematrix Jun 2015 #17

What about all the stuff named after an Exalted Cyclops in the Ku Klux Klan? Nye Bevan Jun 2015 #18

How about U.S. military installations named after Confederate military leaders? Adrahil Jun 2015 #19

Activists in NOLA have dealt with the existence of Jefferson Davis Parkway KamaAina Jun 2015 #23

I'm in the middle here. LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #25

Yes, unless there is a good historic significance and I'm also in favor of renaming everything that Cleita Jun 2015 #26

No. deathrind Jun 2015 #27

There's little outrage about most of them. Igel Jun 2015 #28

This gets ridiculous. former9thward Jun 2015 #29

The song wasn't completely sympathetic to the Confederate cause Major Nikon Jun 2015 #34

I guess you don't know the lyrics. former9thward Jun 2015 #35

You stole my line! Major Nikon Jun 2015 #36

Why is there a "Jefferson Davis Memorial Hiway" ... Bigmack Jun 2015 #37