Subj : Re: Most memorable modern
To : GAMGEE
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Sat Jun 07 2025 08:33 am
> pF> Our current administration is actively removing tributes to
> pF> famous and successful African-Americans.
> Haven't heard about this one. Any examples that you could provide?
Google "US renaming Tubman" to find something regarding the renaming of
naval ships. IMHO, it was a little odd to name ships after civil
rights leaders, social activists, and Supreme Court members who weren't in the
Navy.
That isn't saying that some of them, like Tubman, don't have a very
significant place in our country's history, as they do, but I think it was
a little weird they named a ship after Ruth Bader Ginsberg to begin with.
That said, it was done and I don't really support spending the time,
effort, and money on changing these things.
They have also considered renaming a military base or two. Fort Cavazos,
the former Ft Hood, is one that has been floated as up for a possible
rename (back to Ft Hood). The person it was renamed after is a former
military man -- a four star general -- so the name makes more sense. But,
since he's hispanic (and Hood was CSA), having his name on it is "DEI."
> Also, is this like the previous administration removing all kinds of
> tributes/statues/memorials of famous and successful Southern-Americans
> from the Civil War era, because of what they stood for? Oh, and also
> like the renaming of military installations because they had
> "offensive" names?
I didn't necessarily support the renaming of Ft. Hood but, now that it is
done and (IMHO) it was renamed after someone deserving, I don't support
changing it again. It was wasteful then and would be wasteful now.
> pF> I'm not claiming reparations are the solution I'd choose, but the
> pF> problem persists.
> What solution *would* you choose, pray tell? How, exactly, can this
> problem be "fixed"?
I am not sure there is a solution, at least not one that the government
would come up with. IMHO, it would be best remedied if persons could stop
looking at the color or sex of an individual and base everything on their
merits but, in practice, I am not sure humans are capable of doing so.
