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$1 million to rename a street (www.kut.org)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/austin@lemmy.world
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A reminder of why it is stupid for governments to name things after people. It costs $1 million to change the signage to that person’s name. Then another million to change it back when you later decide that person is problematic.

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[–] 6 points 5 months ago

It costs $1 million to change the signage to that person’s name. Then another million to change it back when you later decide that person is problematic.

It's wild you think it's a flat rate....

But yeah, shouldn't name streets after someone till they're long gone and there's no more skeletons in their closet

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    [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Someone's getting paid.

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    [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    The lesson here is that nobody is all good or all bad, we're all both

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    I’ll try to remember that the next time we have to change the signage on something named after a civil war Confederate.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    @Malyca @reddig33 Would it be possible to take that 1.2 million and spend it on outreach to women and girls and other people who've been victims of sexual violence. Always easier to make symbolic changes rather than actual ones

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