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Originally Posted by lrt's friend
As a student of history, I am all for re-interpreting history when it provides a more full and accurate understanding. However, when political correctness gets involved, we can see bias creating an unbalanced view of history.
What is more disturbing is when the cancel culture gets involved. This is when we attempt to bury history. A perfect example is when they wanted to re-honour 'Russell' in its many locations in the Ottawa area. Rather than expose the warts of history, we want to hide it with a false narrative.
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I struggle to understand how cancel culture or political correctness are relevant ideas here.
On the first point, not sure how we can be ostracizing someone dead - what with streets usually named after the formerly living. Also, people have been critical of many of the figures in question since long before the term 'cancel culture' was coined. Is all criticism 'cancel culture' now? Can you please elaborate on how critical examination of historical persons is cancel culture?
Street names aren't history, it's just an honour. Having a street named after you won't stop people from forgetting who you are, and neither will NOT having a street named after you prevent you from being remembered in history. Its the same with statues, buildings etc.
I would appreciate examples of how this NCC selection process or city efforts to rename streets is biased.
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