Yeah, maybe. Does that mean you are going to be in favour of removing statues now or is this more 'whataboutism' ?
I am all in favour of removing offensive statues, renaming landmarks. I thought it was great when the statue got dumped into the ocean of the slave trader who was responsible for 10’s of thousands of deaths. That statue should never have been erected in the first place.
Explain to me what makes the wide practice of slavery for pre-contact First Nations any better than other slavery? I think both were barbaric practices that dehumanized people. One was based on skin colour and the other was based on “you’re not in our tribe”.
How is what I said 'whataboutism'?
Personally, I don’t think we should celebrate slavers. Maquinna’s name should be removed from the schools and parks, if that is our collective standard.
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