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  1. Sep 2022
    1. Confederate statues

      Canada has been going through something similar, only in the last decade or so. Ex. The statue of John A. McDonald. More fervent resistance on Canadian soil, attempt by certain members of the populace to ignore McDonald's transgressions by examining his accolades.

    2. Although Augustus lived in ancient Rome

      Could this be interpreted as a commentary on society when there is an absence of historians/the study of history (At least by modern standards)?

    3. Ignoring the suffering of millions of enslaved Americans doesn’t make them disappear

      Was the "Lost Cause" account of the war supported by members of the intelligentsia? How did Southern historians justify this view without evidence?