A little while back I saw an /r/AskHistorians question on whether there was ever a post-U.S. Civil War equivalent to "denazification".
The answer is that this is what is happening NOW. That is essentially what people are trying to do by renaming buildings, taking down statues, teaching history that doesn't whitewash or glorify slave-owners, etc.
Imagine if Germany took 150 YEARS to tear down Nazi statues, ban the swastika, etc. That's us. 🔁
Lest we Canadians feel tempted to get up on our high horse, the exact same thing is happening now with Indigenous reconciliation and the legacy of cultural genocide.
Imagine what a twisted, sick society Germany would have been if it took 150 years to even start to acknowledge that Nazis were bad, that we shouldn't name things after them, etc.
Genocide: You're Soaking In It™ 🔁
(P. S. and yes, as a Jew, I feel comfortable making that comparison)
Related: HOLY FUCK this felt so good to watch. Protesters tearing down a Confederate statue: https://twitter.com/DerrickQLewis/status/897235297485901825
See also this thread of monuments across the Caribbean celebrating freedom from slavery: https://twitter.com/samswey/status/881307875351646212
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