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Offline wilber

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Re: Pub named after Sir John A changes its name
« Reply #30 on: January 12, 2018, 08:40:16 pm »
If you read through the article you find that they haven't done away with discussing John A at this pub, and his contributions to Canada, they just scraped his name off it because of his racist actions. As I have pointed out numerous times here, I just don't think that people should get their **** in a knot because someone pointed a finger at what is historically known, and I wouldn't skim over residential schools as "one crappy thing". During his time in office I can't believe he was ignorant of the multitude of crappy things that went on in his schools.

Well, I think it is good that the discussion is continuing and the owner has every right to change the name of the place. However, there are very few famous people who have a blemishless  record during their lives. Lyndon Johnson was responsible for more social and civil rights legislation than probably any other president but his legacy will always be remembered as Viet Nam. As the saying goes, if you have never screwed up, it is probably because you don't do anything. Macdonald's racism wasn't out of the ordinary in his time so how should he be judged, because according to the standards of his day, he actually didn't screw up.
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