Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

What you need is a different Italian person — someone who wasn’t so all-in on slavery and genocide — to commemorate. @AdamSerwer suggested Garibaldi yesterday which would be good. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 11, 2020 Hibernated

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What makes the Columbus case different from the Confederate one is that the political meaning of the Columbus memorialization was a gesture of inclusivity to American Catholics. It just inconveniently has a totally different meaning to indigenous people. — PolitiTweet.org

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Or you could go for John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) who actually sailed to North America and I think didn’t do all the bad shit Columbus is known for. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 11, 2020 Hibernated