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In reply to the discussion: Thousands Call For The Removal Of A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln With 'Degrading Racial Undertones' [View all]Jedi Guy
(3,191 posts)42. Agreed on the symbolism.
In my mind, the next frame in the film would be for the newly freed slave to stand proud. I guess some people see it differently. I still think it's silly to go around tearing down monuments/statues of important historical figures because they don't measure up to today's standards. That's a bar that virtually no one from that time period will ever be able to meet.
Lincoln was a product of his time, so of course he's not 100% morally pure. That said, how many people today, influential or otherwise, are 100% morally pure?
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Thousands Call For The Removal Of A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln With 'Degrading Racial Undertones' [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2020
OP
The way some members of the Park Police act patrolling the Mall, you'd think they weren't even human
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2020
#19
A link to Lew Rockwell is not welcome on DU. Could you find something else to make your point?
scarletwoman
Jun 2020
#17
Heard on Native American segment on AM950 radio (Minnesota) today how horrible he was
progree
Jun 2020
#14
Oh sure, let's not acknowledge the man who gave his life to free slaves & hold the country together
Hekate
Jun 2020
#46
Because enslavement was just so not-degrading that it cannot be depicted like this.
Hekate
Jun 2020
#41
That we are not talking about His Majesty Washington I is the reason we give him points
tirebiter
Jun 2020
#47