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I'd say the founders would be proud if history was accurately portrayed

regardless of whether it meant their name appeared on a school or not. The Founders have left the Constitution and the Federalist papers behind. That is their legacy and it is (predominantly) a fine one.

I really don't care what the name is on a school or much of anything else. Put numbers on the damn things! But you can only learn from history if you know what actually happened. If you want to insult that effort by belittling the "wokeness" that is your right.

But if you are REALLY trying to honor the founders, then I think you should rethink your attitude towards people that tried to overturn the results of the election. I feel safe in my assumption that the founders would be horrified by that bit of our history.

(In response to this post by HokieDan95)

Posted: 01/27/2021 at 2:21PM

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