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PizzaMan@lemmy.world 1 year agoYour George Washington straw man misses the mark, he didn’t fight for slaves.
That’s not the basis for my comparison, and therefore not relevant. The basis for comparison was that he, just like Sanger, is a historical figure that did a lot of good, while also doing a lot of bad.
“I don’t have to prove republicans publicly approved of Washington’s slavery and slaughter of the natives. They knew about his past, celebrated him and continue to this day to tried to down play his racist actions.”
Do you still not see the problem here?
jimbolauski@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Washington did not fight for slavery, did not advicate for it, and infact freed all the slaves he owned. He was not a champion of slavery. Sanger viewed abortion and birth control as a means to stop the undesirables from reproducing. She championed eugenics, PP was just a side effect of her goals.
PizzaMan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You still haven’t answered my question.
Would you consider organizations that honor George Washington to be racist?
jimbolauski@lemmy.world 1 year ago
No because Washington didn’t use the revolutionary war to enact slavery.
PizzaMan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
He had slaves. And that was racist regardless of his opinion on the matter. He explicitly called for the genocide of natives.