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What's the connection between R E Lee and NOLA?
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:26 pm
Is there any real or worthwhile connection? Edumacate please.
Or is it like a six degrees of Kevin Bacon kind of deal?
Or is it like a six degrees of Kevin Bacon kind of deal?
This post was edited on 12/18/15 at 2:40 pm
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Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:28 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Well for starters, it is spelled e-d-u-c-a-t-e
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:28 pm to LSUTANGERINE
He went there a lot to visit his statue
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:28 pm to LSUTANGERINE
he's white and racist....just like all white people. so we built a statue for him for being white and racist. that's it.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:28 pm to LSUTANGERINE
He caused all of the racism in NOLA. Quite simple really.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:29 pm to LSUTANGERINE
He's the reason New Orleans is what it is today.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:29 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Evil white oppressors just built it to keep the black man down.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:32 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
No sure, they should replace all the confederate statues with those in the flavor of New Orleans.
Satchmo, Dr. John, etc.. Would be much cooler anyway.
Satchmo, Dr. John, etc.. Would be much cooler anyway.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:33 pm to LSUTANGERINE
A lot of Confederate generals descended on New Orleans during the post-bellum period, but Lee wasn't one of them. He stayed in Virginia and became associated with Washington (later Washington and Lee, so you can infer some level of success at that institution) University.
But, he was the most widely admired general, North and South prior to the outbreak of hostilities. He remains the embodiment of the "Lost Cause" faction. If anything, other than Louisiana natives, such as PGT Beauregard, the confederate general most associated with New Orleans is Pete Longstreet. However, he was a scalawag who became a Republican and accepted political patronage from his good friend, U.S. Grant. He was also involved in a number of dubious endeavors in post-bellum New Orleans, including the failed Louisiana Lottery.
So, they couldn't do anything to honor him. (Plus he blamed Lee for Gettysburg and, consequently, the loss of the war, almost an unpardonable sin during those decades).
But, he was the most widely admired general, North and South prior to the outbreak of hostilities. He remains the embodiment of the "Lost Cause" faction. If anything, other than Louisiana natives, such as PGT Beauregard, the confederate general most associated with New Orleans is Pete Longstreet. However, he was a scalawag who became a Republican and accepted political patronage from his good friend, U.S. Grant. He was also involved in a number of dubious endeavors in post-bellum New Orleans, including the failed Louisiana Lottery.
So, they couldn't do anything to honor him. (Plus he blamed Lee for Gettysburg and, consequently, the loss of the war, almost an unpardonable sin during those decades).
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:33 pm to LSUTANGERINE
quote:about the same connection of MLK to Los Angeles
What's the connection between R E Lee and NOLA? by LSUTANGERINEIs there any real or worthwhile connection? Edumacate please.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:33 pm to LSUTANGERINE
His ghost whispers in the ears of all the troubled Utes at night and causes them to rape and murder and steal.
This post was edited on 12/18/15 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:37 pm to FreddieMac
While I originally thought Blaze Starr for her massive donations to the current New Orleans culture and nightlife, I have changed my mind.
Nobody has added more flavor to the Big Easy than Al Copeland. They should be more progressive and honor a living icon who shaped much of the local flavor.
Nobody has added more flavor to the Big Easy than Al Copeland. They should be more progressive and honor a living icon who shaped much of the local flavor.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:40 pm to SG_Geaux
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Well for starters, it is spelled e-d-u-c-a-t-e
You don't say.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:41 pm to LSUTANGERINE
He doesn't need a connection. He is one of the greatest military minds this country has produced. Lincoln wishes he would have had him on their side and then maybe he wouldn't have had to replace his commanding general 7 times. Funny thing is lee wasn't pro slavery at all. He was a son of Virginia and that's who he fought for. Loyalty to your state actually meant something.
This post was edited on 12/18/15 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:46 pm to LSUTANGERINE
As an engineer, he designed the jetties that kept the mouth of the Mississippi from silting up. That's not why the statue is there, though. And Stonewall Jackson has no connection to NOLA whatsoever. Not sure about Jefferson Davis. Beauregard, of course, is a legit Louisianian.
The statues were installed to symbolically mark the end of Reconstruction. In that vein, they pretty much are associated with white supremancy, but Landrieu & co are just demagoguing. At some point you have to let the past be the past and move forward.
The statues were installed to symbolically mark the end of Reconstruction. In that vein, they pretty much are associated with white supremancy, but Landrieu & co are just demagoguing. At some point you have to let the past be the past and move forward.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 2:53 pm to fr33manator
Posted on 12/18/15 at 3:00 pm to LSUTANGERINE
The real question is: did you give two fricks about these statues one year ago, before the hype train rolled into town?
Posted on 12/18/15 at 3:02 pm to Jim Rockford
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And Stonewall Jackson has no connection to NOLA whatsoever.
Meh. He's the reason why LSU are the "Tigers" as he named (ETA: or at least made prominent a nickname some of the individual rifle company and battalions were being called, notably, Wheat's troops) Hay's brigade "The Louisiana Tigers." - but, that's not why the statue is there.
He's the second most admired Confederate General of the war, and perhaps the finest operational level commander the United States (CSA?) has ever produced, possibly excepting George S. Patton.
This post was edited on 12/18/15 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 12/18/15 at 3:06 pm to LSUTANGERINE
We need a statue of a black man who has fathered many kids from many different mothers. I think that best represents the cultural diversity of New Orleans.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 3:15 pm to blueboy
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The real question is: did you give two fricks about these statues one year ago, before the hype train rolled into town?
I am going to show you your own ignorance and pre judgement.
1. I really don't care. 2. I am on record here opposing their removal.
Thank you. Drive through.
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