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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I can't tell what Corsi and Cliff are arguing, but it seems like they're saying "confederates TOO require more nuance! (just like Riel)" which seems about as strong of a condemnation of that ideology as Trump attempted.
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I was just commenting on statues to traitors. Riel was certainly regarded as a traitor at the time. Today, he is and he isn't, depending on who you ask. The anecdote about the principal was to illustrate how someone could hold incredibly conflicted ideas about a rebel.
I can see why a lot of people want to take down statues of confederate generals. I can see how some people don't associate those statues with racism (though I think they're deluded). I can also see why some other people feel that taking down statues of people once they become controversial means we'll end up taking them all down.
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Originally Posted by New Era
He was also voted to parliament three times while in exile. The people of his province saw him as a hero, while the establishment saw him as an enemy.
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So not much different from how different people regarded Lee.