21 February 2024

Replace G. Washington's name for Capitol with that of a Prior President?

 Some people are offended by places named for slavers or that exploit American aboriginals. The Kansas City chiefs offended quite a few people. The 49ers had a politically correct name alternatively, and were crushed in defeat. So much for linguistic justice.

The capitol named for a slave owner and district named for a felon and Indian slaver and killer also trouble some. Who can forget the worst massacre of Indians-Shoshone in US history (of course it pales in comparison to Latin American slaughter of Indians sometimes accidentally with viruses).

A neutral name for each-like Trump or Rumplestilskin is what others seek. Since there were 14 presidents before George Washington it would be easy to select another President’s name to replace him for the nation’s capitol. Mifflin and Hancock are a pair of likely candidates… Choose one for yourself here...  

 https://mytpl.org/project/americas-secret-the-presidents-before-george-washington/


https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hall-of-presidents-before-washington#:~:text=A%20total%20of%2014%20me



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