As an American, nobody would question Washington, Jefferson, or Lincoln’s presence, but Teddy Roosevelt would be the odd man out. He did a lot of great things for the country as well, but he’s decidedly less famous than the others.
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flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
It’s just stuck me what a crazy idea it is to have a handful of heads carved into a hill side…
I’m not American, so did some sniffing around looking for why 4 and only those ones and found this: www.nps.gov/moru/…/why-these-four-presidents.htm
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 1 year ago
BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 1 year ago
blog.nativehope.org/six-grandfathers-before-it-wa…
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Wow! That’s insane (and really highlights how far my local indigenous people have come, the Maōri people)… What a gross monument
Gerard Baker sounds awesome!
BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 1 year ago
Yeah, its a really gross monument to oppression and genocide. It’s tough though, I don’t know how I’d feel about it’s removal, it would be even more damage to those mountains. Wouldn’t be opposed to some cheeky graffiti on it though.
Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What?
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Try reading the native how website linked above - it’s a totally different perspective