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mk · 917 days ago · link · · parent · post: Thomas Jefferson statue coming down in New York's City Council chamber : NPR
I disagree with what seems to be a reductionary view of history that led them to that choice. IMO it'd be better for them to put a plaque on it that said something like: "As an individual, Jefferson was a slave-raping piece of shit. However, ironically, the ideals that Jefferson fought for led to the emancipation of slaves in the U.S., and many of the rights that we possess as citizens today." We are probably all future pieces of shit.