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Originally Posted by Dcbrickley
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What seems reasonable under this logic is truly just bulldozing every city and town south of the Mason-Dixon Line and starting from scratch after about 100 years (you have to let the land recover, after all). History is full of mistakes, but there is not a single person who has something named after them that was perfect in every way. I'm not supporting the celebration of figures tied to the confederacy or slavery by any means, but there is a line somewhere, and they're talking about blowing past it.
Edit: However, IF the name "Austin" needs to change, would they go back to "Waterloo"? Just wondering.