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re: For anyone in favor of taking the side of removing Confederate symbols...
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:59 pm to AuburnTigers
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:59 pm to AuburnTigers
Confederate symbols should be in museums, cemeteries, and historical parks and NOT in public parks or on state/local government buildings. That's my opinion. Of course people can put those symbols on their private property if they wish.
Why? (1) Because the Confederates fought to destroy the United States of America. (2) Most of those statues were erected as part of an informal program to glorify whites, and segregate blacks in the era 1880-1930. They were erected as acts of defiance and an attempt to whitewash/glorify the old Confederacy.
Why? (1) Because the Confederates fought to destroy the United States of America. (2) Most of those statues were erected as part of an informal program to glorify whites, and segregate blacks in the era 1880-1930. They were erected as acts of defiance and an attempt to whitewash/glorify the old Confederacy.
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Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:25 pm to GeorgeWest
quote:Everyone should read this until they understand it's truth. e.g. the specific Lee statue of note in Charlottesville wasn't erected until ~60 years after the war ended. It was explicitly part of a campaign to assert white supremacy and intimidate black citizens (the KKK was directly involved). I personally support leaving such abominations in place, but adding more plaques or whatever to explain all of this context. But it's absurd that any adult that is reasonably informed cannot easily identify and acknowledge why such a monument would be deemed offensive.
(2) Most of those statues were erected as part of an informal program to glorify whites, and segregate blacks in the era 1880-1930. They were erected as acts of defiance and an attempt to whitewash/glorify the old Confederacy.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:28 pm to GeorgeWest
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Confederate symbols should be in museums, cemeteries, and historical parks and NOT in public parks or on state/local government buildings.
Not even public parks that have as their raison d'etre, preserving, and educating people about, that era?
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:59 pm to GeorgeWest
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Confederate symbols should be in museums, cemeteries, and historical parks and NOT in public parks or on state/local government buildings. That's my opinion. Of course people can put those symbols on their private property if they wish.
Why? (1) Because the Confederates fought to destroy the United States of America. (2) Most of those statues were erected as part of an informal program to glorify whites, and segregate blacks in the era 1880-1930. They were erected as acts of defiance and an attempt to whitewash/glorify the old Confederacy.
As logical as it gets.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 8:20 pm to GeorgeWest
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(1) Because the Confederates fought to destroy the United States of America.
That is patently false. The South never expressed any desire to destroy the North or even force them to live under a government that did look out for their interests.
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(2) Most of those statues were erected as part of an informal program to glorify whites, and segregate blacks in the era 1880-1930. They were erected as acts of defiance and an attempt to whitewash/glorify the old Confederacy.
One of the reasons the statues were erected is because the North was systematically trying to destroy Southern culture and demonize the sacrifices made by the Southern fathers and grandfathers. They were partly erected so the Southerners could show their children and ancestors that they fought valiantly against a tyrannical government that promoted the lies they were being forced to teach in schools after the war.
They were also erected to remind people that even if you lose, fighting tyranny is a noble pursuit.
This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 8:27 pm
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