Posted on Sep 22, 2020
Should the USS John C. Stennis and Carl Vinson be renamed?
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As the question of base renaming comes into play, should these two ships be renamed? Stennis signed the Southern Manifesto, did not support the Voting Rights Act of 1964 & 1968, Civil Rights Act, and MLK day . Vinson was also a staunch segregationist, and also signed the Manifesto. Your thoughts?
Racism
American History
Posted 4 y ago
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Let us strike ALL of these folks from history for slavery
https://www.history.com/news/how-many-u-s-presidents-owned-slaves
https://www.history.com/news/how-many-u-s-presidents-owned-slaves
How Many U.S. Presidents Owned Enslaved People?
The United States may have been founded on the idea that all men are created equal, but during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, slaveholding was common
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CW3 Kevin Storm - Plus, I think that things need to be left alone as is. Removing monuments...renaming objects/bases/buildings....what ever....diminishes the attempts to overcome racism. Erasing it from eye sight does not erase it from history.
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CW3 Kevin Storm - I have pissed off many a friend and family with my thought process.
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CW3 Kevin Storm
As I am a WO, and older than you are, I think the line of people I have pissed off is longer. lol
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Well, shit. Why not rename ALL of the schools in the US that bear the name Washington. Hell, while we are at it, let's get rid of the $1.00 bill. When is enough going to be enough? If people dig down deep enough...I bet all of the prominent folks that founded the country and many prominent leaders and the like in history are gonna have skeletons in the closet that people are gonna get offended by.
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CW3 Kevin Storm They Do say Renaming a Ship is Bad Luck. I Don't Have a Problem with it but I Never Served on a Bird Farm. My Son in Law Served on Carl Vinson I Might Ask Him Next Time I'm in Oregon.
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