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Originally Posted by Merry Kizzmas
Manipulating our history to make this man appear some benevolent benefactor, hmmm.
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If you look at all the statues in all the world a massive number of them depict questionable people. You going to pull them all down? Wouldn't it be better if people strived to understand the difference in values between now and then? Those values are
vastly different. Queen Victoria, the most powerful woman of her time, did
bugger-all for women and their struggle... should we tear her statues down?
Teach people the truth but understand that it happened in the past and that you're looking at it through contemporary eyes.