wrote my senior thesis on this idea with the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw Poland. It was built as a gift from Stalin, used by millions per year both polish and foreign for many different uses. Great way to turn an image of Stalinist rule into a utilitarian project

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Anonymous #3 38w

They have no value. The slave quarters should be kept. The rest burnt

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Anonymous .gaia. 38w

If they aren’t burnt they should not be owned by white people that for sure. And absolutely no hotels or profit from them unless those profits go to social services for minorities.

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Not really. Im sure the Germans didn’t keep the homes of the Nazi leaders around.

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Anonymous #5 38w

rest in peace to those who lived through their cruelty. rest in piss to those who inflicted it - truly may they rot in the dirt and burn in hell

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Anonymous .gaia. 38w

burnt down to be replaced with what exactly?

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Anonymous .gaia. 38w

i agree however black ownership will more likely than not turn it into a bando

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Anonymous #5 38w

absolutely however we are not memorializing them by keeping these buildings you idiots

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Anonymous goofball41 38w

definitely not worth rebuilding as that would be actually memorializing the terrible events that may have taken place there. Keeping them standing is nothing but a way of remembering the past

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Anonymous goofball41 38w

This is a great way to put it. Completely agree

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Anonymous og_beer 38w

also less room for blatant disregard for the history when there is tangible links. Holocaust denier? come to auschwitz and see the horrors that people had to endure. Burning it/tearing it down is about as effective as destroying statues. keep the tangible links, ask why do these individuals has statues, why is it important to keep them?

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Anonymous #3 38w

Especially in an era where books are being destroyed, history is attempting to be rewritten (some books were never accurate in the first place), and plaques are being taken down and destroyed. We need places we can drag deniers to and rub their face in it. Literally

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Anonymous og_beer 38w

literally and the worst part is that everyone, OP too, acts as though these building directly affect their lives and oppression when it’s just a social issue they want to focus on instead of real issues

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Anonymous #3 38w

what are you talking about?

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Anonymous #3 38w

Replaced with nothing. A plaque maybe. The history books and pictures are enough. No reason to keep this evil around. People shouldn’t be allowed to ogle or marvel at these things.

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Anonymous #5 38w

clearly you’re just a dense “activist” kick rocks if you don’t understand why these buildings are important. you can even look at them strictly architecturally and they’re STILL important

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Anonymous .gaia. 38w

I’m not shedding any tears over this burning down, esp bc it was a fuckass hotel, but I do think the remaining sites that are run properly as historical sites and memorials are really important to keeping communal memories of the atrocities of slavery alive. Growing up near one of these things did a lot for me at least to drive home the spatial and temporal proximity of the institution of slavery in a way that wouldn’t have happened otherwise

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Anonymous #14 38w

That’s the way to do it

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Anonymous #13 38w

Didn’t say they weren’t

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Anonymous #3 38w

Big guy this specific plantation was labeled as a resort. IMO there’s only so much bastardization that can happen before the historical context is lost and people just see it as some pretty house to get married at

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Anonymous og_beer 38w

I agree with this, but Nottoway wasn’t used as a historic site. It was a resort. If they are gonna rebuild use it for what it should be. Not for Jane and Timothy’s wedding venue

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Anonymous thereal._.ruckus 38w

I’m not disagreeing with the statement specific to nottoway, bc that’s just karmic justice, I’m disagreeing with the generalized “all of them should burn” part

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Anonymous #3 38w

u chronically online mfs needs to start interacting with ppl irl ☠️ you’re arguing with yourself

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a bot maybe?

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or maybe they meant to make a fake argument with a 2nd account and forgot to switch?

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Anonymous og_beer 38w

Oh yea no I agree. The plantation in New Orleans actually teach proper history and aren’t resorts

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Anonymous #14 38w

U want some of the pics my cousin nem took of the fire? I was at my brothers graduation while it burned 😂

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Anonymous thereal._.ruckus 38w

We have some that are operated through the state museum. Super cool for field trips especially. Though my dad knew more about the grounds than the tour guides, so maybe we could work on some educational improvements for employees lol

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Anonymous .gaia. 38w

They did!

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Anonymous goofball41 38w

Yes. You absolutely nailed it. I'm especially neutral on it since the place (from what I've seen in the comments) turned into a hotel/resort of some kind.

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Anonymous thereal._.ruckus 38w

I DO I DO 🙋🙋

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Anonymous thereal._.ruckus 38w

king shit fr

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Anonymous dataseeker 38w

Beautiful isn’t it?

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Anonymous thereal._.ruckus 38w

should've held a festival fr

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Anonymous dataseeker 38w

We boiled crawfish the day after

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Anonymous thereal._.ruckus 38w

WITHOUT ME??? UGH 😒 WHAT FRIENDS YALL ARE (I'm so happy for you)

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Anonymous thereal._.ruckus 38w

I’d have a beer with this guy

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Anonymous dataseeker 38w

U and 15 should come over this weekend. Me n my dad are boiling again for my moms birthday

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Anonymous #15 38w

🍻

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Anonymous thereal._.ruckus 38w

bro college just ended, i totally would fr 😩

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