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Re:21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-... by nunuvit on Monday June 12, 2023 @11:44PM (#36304942)
I've never heard a revisionist argument for taking down a statue. Which one(s) are you referring to?
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Re:21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-... by mikrotikker on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @03:44AM (#36306910)
The one with Abe breaking the chains of a slave and rising from his knees is the one I was thinking of when I wrote this. I'm not sure what its called I don't live in the USA
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Re:21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-... by GauntletWizard on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @04:06AM (#36307097)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Memorial_(Boston)
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Re:21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-... by nunuvit on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @07:35AM (#36308651)
I'm familiar with the statue and the criticisms, and I don't know of any revisionist arguments against it. Which of their reasons is revisionist?

Sibling comment links to the Wikipedia article, which links to a news article, in case you need a refresher.

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Re:21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-... by mikrotikker on Sunday June 18, 2023 @06:38AM (#36378974)
There were calls for it to be pulled down. IMO that is revisionist for the reasons I already outlined.
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