| Name Changes It seems that of late many have started changing names of schools and other random buildings or organizations, etc. Many of this are related to the confederate states of america. Granted, I do understand that many of these people did believe in slavery, what they stand for isn't necessarily slavery, but name and honor. For a large number of people at that time, they were not fighting for slavery they were fighting for their honor and property. As was shone when "the South" did lose the Civil War, those fears were realized as carbet baggers and scaliwages took large sums of property and possesions from these a large number of people who never did own slaves, all with the permission of the goverment officials officiating the land of the time. For most people during this error they would have fought a war simply over rights to their property. Still it holds that if one works hard for their property, they wish to control it. If someone comes upon their property, they deserve the right to tell them to leave. If a person threatens them on the said property, they too wish protect it and their family, they will do so and as they saying goes, ask questions later. Some of the reasons behind the name changes are listed that these people owned slaves and therefore are hampering someone by having an establishment named after that person. A school in New Orleans, Louisiana changed the name of "George Washington Elementary" to "Dr Charles Richard Drew." Granted Washington did own slaves, he also helped secure the United States as the United States when it did suseed from the British Empire. Everyone has bad traits, but that shouldn't completely take away from what other accomplishments they have. If a doctor develops a cure for cancer, but has a drinking problem, should not name anything because he/she drinks too much, but saved countless lives? In closing, I'm not saying that these people were wonderful nor that the names shouldn't be changed, but sometimes as years go by, a name becomes a name, not a demening quailty. I went to a high school named after a school board member, it didn't do anything for me execept that it was the name of the school I and many others attended. I'm sure the name people who live in the many cities called "Lafayette" think about its namesake Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who helped secure the US's independce in the Colonial wars. With the lastest, and might I add ridiculus, anti-french campaign started with Iraq II (#2) with the "freedom fries" and all that milarchy, was too a Frenchman... I didn't hear anyone try to change the name of their city... why? because they only know it as a name of their city, not of the roots of it. (note: when I mention "they" it refers to the general populus, not particular individuals). Repudiation #2: I didn't thoroughly research these issues before writing this. As I come upon more information I will mold this into a more refined work, which will include better Grammar and spelling. that is my "rant" for the day. Have a great one. |