I truly don't care if they come down or not. I don't live in NOLA. And last time I was there, I didn't go see them. I just don't understand how it can rile someone up so when - through legitimate local governance means (the supposed holy grail of governance) - it's been determined that they be removed. Seriously. It's fricking statues.

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Posted by biglego

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Posted on 2/2/16 at 4:28 pm to Big Scrub TX

It didn't rile anyone up until Mitch started this crap. No one even thought about them. Most people I guarantee couldn't tell you who the statues depicted or where they were all located except for the Lee Circle one.

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Posted by cwil177

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Posted on 2/2/16 at 5:02 pm to Big Scrub TX

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Seriously. It's fricking statues.

That's the point. It's political pandering that takes attention away from other, more pressing issues, like crime, education, and infrastructure. You know, things that actually affect peoples' day to day lives.

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Posted by ihometiger

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Posted on 2/2/16 at 7:42 pm to Big Scrub TX

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I truly don't care if they come down or not. I don't live in NOLA. And last time I was there, I didn't go see them. I just don't understand how it can rile someone up so when - through legitimate local governance means (the supposed holy grail of governance) - it's been determined that they be removed. Seriously. It's fricking statues.

Most of these are historical landmarks which are also architectural gems. Lee Circle is an iconic piece of art in New Orleans.

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