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@arman
Arman · 5 answers · 2y

I listened to a podcast which was about Britain during the reign of King Charles I and how terrible a king he was. What I don't quite get is why some people continue to commemorate him each year. In your country, is there any historical figure who is still commemorated
despite doing terrible things in their time?

In Germany we are rather cautious to not praise our past political leaders.

@Qafka
Qafka · 2y

Tons of them, but for today let's go with the prominent Confederates during the Civil War - Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Nathan Bedford Forrest (Mr. Ku Klux Klan himself), Jefferson Davis, etc. They straight up bailed on the Unites States to maintain slavery, and the amount of statues and shit that remains named after them is appalling

@RetroKnight
Sean ⚡🤖 · 2y

Easy Peazy—- Cristobal Colón. 🙄

@LaDamaX
LaDamaX · 2y

In germany we have a proud history of slayers, idiots, dictators, fighting nobility and kings with very low moral standards and more blood on their hands. And some of them have still followers.

@Kate
Kate Matsuda · 2y

We don't have this problem.

@Danger
Burger Queen · 2y

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