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I have no objection to moving statutes to battlegrounds and cemeteries or whatever. I care about "what's next."

I don't want them sandblasting an amazing relief off of Stone Mountain, or going after founders, etc.

If our society generally doesn't want confederate emblems representing our town squares anymore - fine. But fringe liberals aren't doing it to "ease the pain of people of color," they're doing it because it's the next rung on the ladder to tearing down the entire institution.

This isn't a slippery slope argument, I don't think there is public support for the fringe (at least at present). But it's confederate monuments, then founders. Then once the founders are pieces of shite, we can more easily question how they set this country up. Then we're really fricked.

Thank you. People saying it's just about removing "offensive statues" are completely naive.

I think there are varying degrees of useful pawns in this plan as well from college kids to scummy politicians seeking to capitalize on the hot topic of the day.

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Posted by Pettifogger

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Posted on 8/16/17 at 4:46 pm to upgrayedd

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Thank you. People saying it's just about removing "offensive statues" are completely naive.

If someone gave me the deal of "we remove every confederate statute/symbol and put it in a museum, and that ends all of our vengeance on historical emblems relating to slavery" I'd take it in an instant.

I don't give a shite about the confederacy, I just want the items of historical significance preserved rather than destroyed, and I want the madness to stop.

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