alphanerd4@lemmy.world to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 1 month agoA Sign Once in Mankato, Minnesota.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down12
arrow-up1171arrow-down1imageA Sign Once in Mankato, Minnesota.lemmy.worldalphanerd4@lemmy.world to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·edit-21 month agoHonestly? I feel like this could be both construed as a memorial OR a celebration. Perhaps an artist could create a sculpture to honor those hanged.
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 month agoIt is interesting to see a memorial with no discernable editorial angle. I would be willing to bet that taking down such a memorial was based on a desire to hide history rather than any sort of sensitivity to victims.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoit was more the latter, actually. requests by and pressure from the native american community got the old marker removed in the early 70s. reconciliation park sits near the site today. https://mnprairieroots.com/2024/12/24/forgiveness-on-december-26/
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoI’m going to hell for laughing at this.
Honestly? I feel like this could be both construed as a memorial OR a celebration. Perhaps an artist could create a sculpture to honor those hanged.
It is interesting to see a memorial with no discernable editorial angle. I would be willing to bet that taking down such a memorial was based on a desire to hide history rather than any sort of sensitivity to victims.
it was more the latter, actually. requests by and pressure from the native american community got the old marker removed in the early 70s.
reconciliation park sits near the site today. https://mnprairieroots.com/2024/12/24/forgiveness-on-december-26/
Worst. Windchime. Ever.
I’m going to hell for laughing at this.