I was always surprised at how popular biographies of Sherman are in southern bookstores. Then again, we're talking about the people who read and care about history. And there were a lot of southerners (including the 3/5th southerners) who welcomed Sherman as a liberator from the planter class.
"They press the case that you can't or shouldn't judge historical figures from the mores of today. Not even going to get into how fuckin' stupid that is."
Over-simplified, but not as stupid as you suggest. Should we not read Oscar Wilde because of his predeliction for adolescent boys? Focus on the planetary changes of the Colombian Exchange because the key figure could be an asshole by our standards? Are the personal failures (by our, or their own society's) the criteria for assessing historial significance?
Yes I was thinking about the really big one on the Freeway of Sambo to start ... that size for JB and DOUBLE THAT SIZE for Ms Harriet our NATIONAL HERO [harriet tubman was a leader of men, not an overnight underground inn keeper ... she led the fight and at one point, sitting in a Swamp to hide from THE KLAN, pulled her own infected tooth so she could wait them out, and she sure as S did!!! tough.as.nails]
Read a funny story once about a well-known Communist activist in Italy who finally died in the fullness of his years. His family was horrified, though, when they read his will, since it asked that he be buried in the black shirt of the Fascists. He'd originally been a Mussolini fan and had never gotten around to revising his will.
I agree that we shouldn't import our own standards into history. We should reject any attempt to write history as a drama of heroes and villains and concentrate on cause and effect. However, that said, the right wing is incessantly importing its own contemporary standards into history. They treat Columbus as a winner and a hero, a figure to be looked up to whose spirit should be emulated. They only object to judging by contemporary standards when the judgment goes badly for one of their heroes.
They also say that they don't want to judge historical figures by modern standards, but they judge every historical figure from their own contemporary point of view.
As someone who just left Nashville last year, I hereby condone your golden activism. I know the horrid thing on 65 remains as a festering scab. I used to have to drive by that fucking monstrosity everyday I went work.
I was always surprised at how popular biographies of Sherman are in southern bookstores. Then again, we're talking about the people who read and care about history. And there were a lot of southerners (including the 3/5th southerners) who welcomed Sherman as a liberator from the planter class.
"They press the case that you can't or shouldn't judge historical figures from the mores of today. Not even going to get into how fuckin' stupid that is."
Over-simplified, but not as stupid as you suggest. Should we not read Oscar Wilde because of his predeliction for adolescent boys? Focus on the planetary changes of the Colombian Exchange because the key figure could be an asshole by our standards? Are the personal failures (by our, or their own society's) the criteria for assessing historial significance?
Yes I was thinking about the really big one on the Freeway of Sambo to start ... that size for JB and DOUBLE THAT SIZE for Ms Harriet our NATIONAL HERO [harriet tubman was a leader of men, not an overnight underground inn keeper ... she led the fight and at one point, sitting in a Swamp to hide from THE KLAN, pulled her own infected tooth so she could wait them out, and she sure as S did!!! tough.as.nails]
if you do it on your way out the door after looking around it would be no hardship
Read a funny story once about a well-known Communist activist in Italy who finally died in the fullness of his years. His family was horrified, though, when they read his will, since it asked that he be buried in the black shirt of the Fascists. He'd originally been a Mussolini fan and had never gotten around to revising his will.
I agree that we shouldn't import our own standards into history. We should reject any attempt to write history as a drama of heroes and villains and concentrate on cause and effect. However, that said, the right wing is incessantly importing its own contemporary standards into history. They treat Columbus as a winner and a hero, a figure to be looked up to whose spirit should be emulated. They only object to judging by contemporary standards when the judgment goes badly for one of their heroes.
He believes that their casinos were earning money that rightfully should have been his.
It's what they say when they'd really like to be saying "ni**er-lover."
They also say that they don't want to judge historical figures by modern standards, but they judge every historical figure from their own contemporary point of view.
I labored under the same misapprehension...I like learning more history!
As someone who just left Nashville last year, I hereby condone your golden activism. I know the horrid thing on 65 remains as a festering scab. I used to have to drive by that fucking monstrosity everyday I went work.
completely batshit fiberglass statue of Forrest
That is the ugliest fucking statue I have ever seen... but somehow it catches NBF's inner self.
Or maybe, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I was in love with a black woman. Her family was Trinidad so she identified as English American more than African American.
It was quite a wonderful 22 months.
Good riddance what an absolutely insane fact that this bust has been at the capitol for 50 years almost.
I think between the fantasy works of Garrison and McNaughton they're covered for the modeling art.