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Originally Posted by lio45
I know of at least one: Canada. The 1837 rebels have a holiday honoring them, a bunch of statues and monuments in various towns, and Papineau is considered a hero and has tons of stuff named after him.
(I'm not that familiar with Manitoba but I have the feeling Louis Riel's "loser movement" is nowadays viewed in a positive light. If true then that's another example.)
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Originally Posted by milomilo
Guy Fawkes would fit the bill too. Perhaps not to the same extent or in the same way.
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Is it the same though? Are Manitobans running around all year with Riel pride and waving his banners? I doubt that many identify with Riel's cause and truly wish he succeeded (as opposed to recognizing the issues the Metis faced). Ditto for Guy Fawkes. People wear masks and pop fireworks in the UK (and some of the Commonwealth). But it's not close to central to British identity the way that the Confederacy still is for many Southerners.
There's also the matter of what these rebellions were asking for. They were all rights for equality or expansion of political rights. None were about the right to subjugate another race of human beings.
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