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Is it fair to celebrate historical holidays if they involve pain for some groups?

For

Celebrations are part of tradition and national pride.

Against

They can ignore suffering and feel disrespectful.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Most natives I know don't really care if other celebrate, just dont go around being rude to indigenous people and you're good lol
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  • As a family of ojibwe we celebrate being together.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • it is offensive and should never be celebrated out of respect for the Native American Tribes whose ancestors were killed.
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  • It beggars belief that we'd be expected to celebrate the invasion, exploitation and attempted genocide of a set of cultures
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