Hey Horace! Burke name

[89th]

https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2024/02/why-a-fairfax-co-man-is-advocating-to-change-the-name-of-burke/

[Horace]

“What I want to happen is for some kids to say, ‘Hey Dad, we live in Fenton. How come all these things are named Burke? Oh, let me tell you,'” Martosko said. “The juxtaposition creates teachable moments, and that’s the whole point.”

Then, finally, someone would be talking about slavery and the legacy of racism in America. Baby steps towards equality. Good for Mr Martosko.

[89th]

Without the name change, how will the kids ever know America (and basically every country on earth) used slaves?

[Horace]

@89th said in Hey Horace! Burke name:

Without the name change, how will the kids ever know America (and basically every country on earth) used slaves?

If only the public schools weren't run by rabid conservatives, intent on erasing history.

[Horace]

Personal anecdote, 40 years ago when I was in grade school, I had a young black female history teacher who, in the semester where we were supposed to learn about the civil war, taught only about slavery. I never heard the names "Grant" or "Lee" in my grade school public education.

[Copper]

Burke is a zoo. There is not even one good driver in the whole place. They are all government employees and they drive like it. Avoid Burke like the plague.

[89th]

Ha...Burke is one area we were looking at to move back in 2019 before we decided to move to Minnesota.

[89th]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nova/s/X6hXxxgQTl

It seems Reddit has discovered this man to be a bit…unreliable.

[Horace]

So he's trolling.

[LuFins Dad]

Wait a minute, I wish you would have asked me about this 89th. The guy is totally trolling the press. You know he was almost Trump’s press secretary, right?

[Copper]

The traffic probably caused him to lose his mind.