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re: So brave: Protesters at UNC campus tear down 105 year old Confederate statue
Posted on 8/21/18 at 11:00 am to Montezuma
Posted on 8/21/18 at 11:00 am to Montezuma
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As a UNC alum, I hope swift punishment for the vandals. Destroying property because you disagree with how you interpret something without truly engaging in dialogue between the opposing party is what happened here. Closing your ears and not allowing for an open engagement is not the way resolution happens. The monument, ironically, was a testament to that.
I am not a white knight for Confederate monuments, but I am against vandalism, and group think vigilantism.
You can thank your alma mater for causing this "group think vigilantism". Why, exactly, was this statue still standing?
And now, due to their lack of proactive intervention, UNC is asking for an absolute shite storm if they try to punish these kids for tearing down an outdated and horrific reminder of mainstream white supremacy.
There's truly no defending the statue itself. Y'all can bitch and moan about vigilantism but you can't defend the statue itself or what it stood for. The question is WHY UNC left something so offensive on their campus grounds for minority students to pass by everyday?
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Posted on 8/21/18 at 11:08 am to mmmmmbeeer
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You can thank your alma mater for causing this "group think vigilantism". Why, exactly, was this statue still standing?
This is essentially victim-blaming mentality.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 11:12 am to mmmmmbeeer
quote:
You can thank your alma mater for causing this "group think vigilantism". Why, exactly, was this statue still standing?
And now, due to their lack of proactive intervention, UNC is asking for an absolute shite storm if they try to punish these kids for tearing down an outdated and horrific reminder of mainstream white supremacy.
There's truly no defending the statue itself. Y'all can bitch and moan about vigilantism but you can't defend the statue itself or what it stood for. The question is WHY UNC left something so offensive on their campus grounds for minority students to pass by everyday?
NC's General Assembly barred the opportunity to even vote on their removal. The tear down in Durham which resulted in zero convictions only exacerbated the action. Any campus tour has a stop at the monument, and whoever is the guide can speak freely on their thoughts about it. It wasn't an item you could not speak out against. UNC's Chancellor told the local police to not arrest anyone on the campus. What should UNC have done differently?
Posted on 8/21/18 at 11:32 am to mmmmmbeeer
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There's truly no defending the statue itself.
Oh piss off with your holier than thou PC moral belief system. The common Southern soldiers that these statues represent weren’t the demons that all of your ilk think they were and there isn’t a damn thing wrong with acknowledging the sacrifices they made.
The people who actually fought against the Confederates and were actually injured at their hands were more understanding than you bleating frickwits who desperately want something to be offended about and overcome while sitting in your air conditioning.
This post was edited on 8/21/18 at 11:38 am
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