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Binkie The Clown

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1. Let us hope the future does not judge us as harshly as we judge the past.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Fri Jun 4, 2021, 12:17 PM

Jun 2021

We have no idea which social norms we all take for granted today will be condemned for one reason or another in the future. The past is over and done. Let it be. Especially since one would have to do a significant amount of digging and research to even discover the connection with those names. I was an active Audubon member for years, and it never occurred to me to go searching for trouble. I was too busy searching or birds.Let's get real, folks. The right has enough ammunition as it is. Let's not make it easier for them to mock us.

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Bird lovers are grappling with honorary names linked to racists. Audubon tops the list. [View all] douglas9 Jun 2021 OP

Let us hope the future does not judge us as harshly as we judge the past. Binkie The Clown Jun 2021 #1

Thank you, Binkie. Polly Hennessey Jun 2021 #2

Thanks, and THIS is elleng Jun 2021 #3