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Old 08-13-2017, 04:52 PM   #326
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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman View Post
This all has just become political and it's stupid. Here in Calgary we have a statue of the Famous 5 - who fought for the inclusion of woman - but also (some) had strong anti non white immigration ideas and fought (and won) to have eugenics legislation included in Canada.

So now what?
There's never a definitive answer. Louis Riel, William Wallace, Pancho Villa, Spartacus, Washington...the definition of hero or traitor can shift quiet a bit depending on context and time. Human history is mostly one giant ball of grey.
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