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Oom Paul vs Hungarian: Bit of a rant.
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<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 458154" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>When you get to ground level, the name just denotes a style of pipe. The political and historic connotations are of use to people with a vested interest in keeping the discussion of historic events alive. Nothing wrong with that. But we could all agree to call Oom Pauls Hungarians and it wouldn't change the past. We should try to remember the past as it was, not a sanitized version. The other day, I was telling a friend of how I looked forward to reading to my new grandbaby the stories I'd read to his mother. Oh, like what, she asked. Uncle Remus, I replied, in my naïveté. She was appalled, and said that was no longer appropriate. One day we'll be told the Lincoln Memorial should be razed, because Abe wasn't always clearly and unequivocally opposed to "the peculiar institution." But by following that path, we lose the courage and integrity demonstrated by Abe's transformation. I'd say we need a clear view of the past, warts and all, to see that some progress has been made.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 458154, member: 2318"] When you get to ground level, the name just denotes a style of pipe. The political and historic connotations are of use to people with a vested interest in keeping the discussion of historic events alive. Nothing wrong with that. But we could all agree to call Oom Pauls Hungarians and it wouldn't change the past. We should try to remember the past as it was, not a sanitized version. The other day, I was telling a friend of how I looked forward to reading to my new grandbaby the stories I'd read to his mother. Oh, like what, she asked. Uncle Remus, I replied, in my naïveté. She was appalled, and said that was no longer appropriate. One day we'll be told the Lincoln Memorial should be razed, because Abe wasn't always clearly and unequivocally opposed to "the peculiar institution." But by following that path, we lose the courage and integrity demonstrated by Abe's transformation. I'd say we need a clear view of the past, warts and all, to see that some progress has been made. [/QUOTE]
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