MicroWave@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoHistorian hails Trinidad plan to remove Columbus ships from coat of armswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down12
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minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down18·21 days agoupdating symbols does not erase history
minus-squareWhelks_chance@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down2·21 days agoIt does change the way people think about history though
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·21 days agoYou’re right. Updating symbols does allow for better reflecting a modern understanding of history, though.
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-221 days agodoes my comment makes it sound like i am against it? symbols can be whatever they want it to be, it is their nation
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·21 days ago does my comment makes it sound like i am against it? Not explicitly, though it does read like a comment that could be made by someone who is against changing symbols in recognition of some aspects of history.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down4·21 days agoBut it might confuse people into thinking the Spanish genocide of native people was a bad thing.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down7·21 days agoAre you trying to argue for honoring Columbus, or just being contrarian to try to sound smart?
minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-221 days agoMy interpretation: History happened. That doesn’t change. Changing symbols doesn’t change that. Columbus doesn’t deserve honour. Nor a place on the coat of arms. Columbus was an asshole. History still happened. Trinidad now chooses who / what they wish to celebrate and honour. History is not deleted.
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down9·21 days agoneither, you’re overthinking
updating symbols does not erase history
It does change the way people think about history though
You’re right.
Updating symbols does allow for better reflecting a modern understanding of history, though.
does my comment makes it sound like i am against it? symbols can be whatever they want it to be, it is their nation
Not explicitly, though it does read like a comment that could be made by someone who is against changing symbols in recognition of some aspects of history.
But it might confuse people into thinking the Spanish genocide of native people was a bad thing.
Are you trying to argue for honoring Columbus, or just being contrarian to try to sound smart?
My interpretation:
History happened.
That doesn’t change.
Changing symbols doesn’t change that.
Columbus doesn’t deserve honour. Nor a place on the coat of arms.
Columbus was an asshole.
History still happened.
Trinidad now chooses who / what they wish to celebrate and honour.
History is not deleted.
neither, you’re overthinking
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