![]() Take the statue of Jefferson Davis down from the pedestal and put it on the ground with the original plaque. Removing them erases that meaning both the good and the bad. If so, sorry, not interested in their bullshit. Why now? Is it really nothing more than a futile leftwing psycho-drama? "We haven't yet toppled Trump, so we are going to topple statues?" Nonetheless, it is remarkable to me, that under 8 years of Obama, somehow, this issue didn't come up. But, at least, they can solace in all the Northern Republicans who fought and died, to free their ancestors. Yes, I can sympathize with black folks who aren't too fond of the Confederate Flag or monuments and statues to a distant past. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, even though they were on the losing side. More so, I'm not a fan of Jefferson Davis. I don't think there are any statues here in California of Jefferson Davis. The 3rd Question: If so, which statues? There's probably some votes to take down the new Martin Luther King, Jr. The 2nd Question: If so, who decides? The local authorities or leftwing mobs? The 1st Question: Whether any statues need to come down. The NYTimes can't help but purposely mis-frame the issue to support its leftwing narrative. The editing history argument would indicate that no monuments could ever be removed, which can't be right. There are other mechanisms for history alone. I don't think that it's editing history to remove monuments - those are placed specifically to celebrate, not to denote history. I assume that there are other statues of SCOTUS justices out there? I'm not sure where Taney falls on that, BTW - yes, he's remembered for Dred Scott, but he was a SCOTUS justice, which is a substantial achievement in itself. If it's something that we don't (role in the confederacy, with no other substantial historical significance), then we shouldn't celebrate that with a monument. My test goes to what are they remembered for - if it's something that we choose to celebrate (i.e., the founding), then absolutely, leave it. I wish there were a "no opinion" option for some - For example, I personally wouldn't have taken the statue of Joe Paterno down, but I'm not troubled by the fact that those in charge chose to. ![]() Those who do not learn the lessons of history are, well, stupid. People will fail to realize the terrible political and social costs of letting emotions govern their decision making. People will fail to understand the terrible costs of underestimating their opponents and underestimating the real impact of a civil war.ģ. People will fail to realize how the Civil War got started, particularly the stupidity on both sides that caused conversation and negotiation to fail.Ģ. It's a pity that we're erasing that history:ġ. God made Americans to be tenacious fighters, and we should never fight each other. Their brilliance and fortitude tell us that winning the war wasn't easy. On a serious note, where does it stop? Confederate statues invite the individual to consider the reasons why these people fought for the Confederacy. All statues that don't honor diversity and inclusiveness.Ĭertainly all statues honoring white cis males need to come down as they are constant reminders of the misogyny and the institutional racism and sexism that permeates our culture.
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