The author’s argument is that “you’ll just get accustomed to the new names” and I’m sure he’s right. What’s disturbing is that he welcomes the Orwellian dulling of language and redaction of history. This year it’s birds and nebulae; turns out Magellan was a bit of a jerk.
Shall we rename our state? Or does George get a pass because he supposedly changed his opinion about slavery over the course of his life?
How will we know when we’ve satisfied the censors?
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