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[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I had a couple Republicans at my work a year or two ago who were adamant that renaming a local small body of water from [Racial slur against Native Americans] Lake to [Native American term for a type of body of water] Lake was “re-writing history”. They alleged a vast conspiracy including the Aunt Jemima’s syrup and other rebrands. They really do just believe whatever their programming says their in-group is believing at any given moment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I'm sure the natives had a different name for the lake. Perhaps we already "re- wrote" history, by stealing the lake and renaming it in the first place?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Doesn't matter how many times the imperialists re-write history though....right? As though it was originally called what they call it. That's their gaslight.