The whitewashing of American history continues.
This very idea that conservatives aren't willing to recognize the sum total of American history is nothing new. We've recently seen Thomas Jefferson quite literally removed from history books that are being re-written by the Texas Board Of Education, so it's rather logical ( if looking at this from a conservative perspective ) they they remove slavery from any historical celebration.
Now, I'm not entirely sure why anyone would want to "celebrate" the South's point of view during the Civil War, but I do think if you're going to have a month where their actions are recognized, you ought to recognize them all. That includes slavery.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
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1 comment:
Why would the Republican party, the party of Lincoln, not bring this up?
This was a key part of their platform. Granted, the evolution of the party has since shown serious change, but to ignore it altogether just seems dirty. I get the whole current agenda to push state's rights over federal government, making parallels with the south. I also understand that if you're going to celebrate the Confederacy you're not going to bring up that huge blemish in any positive light, but at least acknowledge it.
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