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Jedi Guy

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5. You do realize the name has nothing to do with lynching, right?

Reply to asiliveandbreathe (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 4, 2018, 09:06 PM

Nov 2018

The city was founded by a man named John Lynch in 1757. Should everyone with that surname change it?

Edited to add: Also, John Lynch freed his slaves within his lifetime and was a supporter of abolition. So yeah, I'm fine with the city he founded continuing to bear his name.

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Florida city votes money to move Confederate soldier statue [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2018 OP

Monument removal or being moved has caught on - I was just thinking - in another state asiliveandbreathe Nov 2018 #1

You do realize the name has nothing to do with lynching, right? Jedi Guy Nov 2018 #5

Sorry, the name has EVERYTHING to do with the term lynching. Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #6

Thank you. So glad to read your comments. Judi Lynn Nov 2018 #8

I know, Judi Lynn. And it takes little energy to uncover it. Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #9

The point I'm making is that they didn't name it after lynching. Jedi Guy Nov 2018 #10

We know that the town was not named after lynching. But it's incorrect to say Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #12

The other issue is the dates. Jedi Guy Nov 2018 #15

Please do your own research to answer your historical questions. Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #16

And I think asking a city to change its name over this is silly. Jedi Guy Nov 2018 #18

Apology accepted, Jedi Guy. I did not expect that at all. Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #19

Sorry, didn't expect what? Not sure I understand what you mean. Jedi Guy Nov 2018 #20

Okay n/t Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #21

Who specifically (other than yourself) is arguing that irrelevancy? LanternWaste Nov 2018 #14

I was wondering when you'd drop by. Jedi Guy Nov 2018 #17

Monuments to traitors. paleotn Nov 2018 #2

Yep, in for "unity" we treated the treasonous bastards very softly. joshcryer Nov 2018 #7

Folks, this is progress. I am shocked. GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #3

Now that the city commission's most ardent supporter of the statue staying in place peekaloo Nov 2018 #11

nice to think that a few racists will have paid for the removal, I would've ran that light (safely) Demonaut Nov 2018 #4

Anyone ever recall that M*A*S*H episode where Hakweye builds a monument? Hong Kong Cavalier Nov 2018 #13