Which Statues Should We Take Down? How To Fairly Judge Historical Figures by Today’s Standards

History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged

Society & Culture, History

4.2 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In the United States, questions of how we celebrate – or condemn – leaders in the past have never been more contentious. In 2017, a statue of Robert E. Lee was removed – leading to a race riot and terrorist attack. But in 2020, statues of George...

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0:00.0	Away in the shuttle, take a break in your car
0:05.8	Shopped at X-Freedom duty, Christmas markets aren't far
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0:30.3	Most people don't like to listen to grumbling
0:34.2	But at Honda, we think if you listen closely, the grumbling can tell us things
0:39.3	Yep
0:41.5	Mwah!
0:42.7	Uh-huh
0:43.5	Mwah!
0:45.2	Got it, people need a small car with big space
0:47.8	Mwah!
0:49.7	By making the boot wider without making the car wider,
0:52.7	Increasing the headroom and the back and adding seats that fold and endless combinations,
0:57.4	We turned into...
1:00.6	Hmm
1:02.2	The Honda Jazz Hybrid and Krustar
1:04.8	We took the grumbles out so you can fit more in
1:08.0	Honda, the Power of Dreams
1:16.7	History isn't just a bunch of names and dates and facts
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