re: Robert E. Lee monument coming down NOW

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I am not saying I support one side or the other, but this is the dumbest argument.

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Anyone, on either side of this, that is arguing over the quality of the men depicted by the statues is being made to miss the point...which is maybe %5 of the entire city of New Orleans could have named them or told you anything substantial about them.

That's why there was never any controversy before with people wringing their hands about how horrible they were...and it's why there was never any saluting to them either.

For most people, they have essentially been simple artwork, and given the length of time they have stood there have made them historical in themselves as landmarks in NOLA. They should have stayed put for that reason, and that reason alone.

Everything else is smoke and mirrors.