MicroWave@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoHistorian hails Trinidad plan to remove Columbus ships from coat of armswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down12
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkHistorian hails Trinidad plan to remove Columbus ships from coat of armswww.theguardian.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down17·3 months agoupdating symbols does not erase history
minus-squareWhelks_chance@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down2·3 months agoIt does change the way people think about history though
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 months agoYou’re right. Updating symbols does allow for better reflecting a modern understanding of history, though.
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-23 months 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-up7·3 months 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-up15arrow-down3·3 months agoBut it might confuse people into thinking the Spanish genocide of native people was a bad thing.
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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.
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