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Statues to former Confederates in the Capitol Rotunda...
Posted on 6/12/20 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 6/12/20 at 1:58 pm
Some are demanding they be removed once again, but I feel at least one of those statues should stay. Interestingly enough, the statue that needs to stay is one from Alabama - the statue of Joseph Wheeler. While he fought for the Confederacy as a lieutenant general of cavalry in the Civil War, he reconstructed himself into a U.S. congressman from Alabama in the war's aftermath. Moreover, when war was declared against Spain in 1898, he answered his nation's call - becoming a major general of cavalry and leading his men into battle on the island of Cuba. It was from Wheeler that Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders received orders to attack in the now famous Battle of San Juan Hill.
He is one of the few Confederates to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His service to the United States in the aftermath of the Civil War has earned him a place of honor in the U.S. Capitol Building as far as I'm concerned.
He is one of the few Confederates to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His service to the United States in the aftermath of the Civil War has earned him a place of honor in the U.S. Capitol Building as far as I'm concerned.
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Posted on 6/12/20 at 1:59 pm to RollTide1987
We don't care about the good people did, conform or be erased from history.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 2:01 pm to RollTide1987
This former grand wizard's statue is still up, but he's ok because he was a democrat and Obama spoke at his funeral.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 2:04 pm to upgrayedd
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This former grand wizard's statue is still up, but he's ok because he was a democrat and Obama spoke at his funeral.
But if you did something stupid in high school and posted it on social media - your life must be ruined.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 2:07 pm to member12
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But if you did something stupid in high school and posted it on social media - your life must be ruined.
Only if you're white
Posted on 6/12/20 at 2:08 pm to upgrayedd
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Only if you're white
And not a democrat.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 2:08 pm to RollTide1987
Move them all to museums so that people who actually value history can continue to cherish it.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 2:09 pm to CaptainPanic
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Move them all to museums so that people who actually value history can continue to cherish it.
They are in a museum, professor
Posted on 6/12/20 at 2:09 pm to CaptainPanic
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Move them all to museums so that people who actually value history can continue to cherish it.
Does that include Robert Byrd's statue pictured above?
Posted on 6/12/20 at 2:15 pm to Centinel
quote:Yes
Does that include Robert Byrd's statue pictured above?
Posted on 6/12/20 at 2:16 pm to upgrayedd
You're all up in these threads. GFY.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 2:19 pm to lsut2005
You’re just mad because he’s fricking right 
Whatever, tear them all down. I want to see Washington, Jefferson, and Jackson all come down at this point. Full throttle clown world
Whatever, tear them all down. I want to see Washington, Jefferson, and Jackson all come down at this point. Full throttle clown world
Posted on 6/12/20 at 2:57 pm to RollTide1987
I believe the individual States choose the 2 statues that are in the Capitol. They should tell Nancy, “my statue, my choice.”
Posted on 6/12/20 at 3:08 pm to lsut2005
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You're all up in these threads. GFY.
You probably cheered when the Buddhist statues in Afghanistan were destroyed.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 3:10 pm to SCLibertarian
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You probably cheered when the Buddhist statues in Afghanistan were destroyed.
Because the Buddha and the Confederates are so much alike.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 4:16 pm to Northshoretiger87
Yes, the States are asked to supply two statues. La has Huey P, who all the socialists should love, and Edward Douglas White, Senator and Supreme Court Justice.
Either way, some of em gonna have to go.
ETA: Yeah Eddie's arse is gone. Served in the Confederacy.
Either way, some of em gonna have to go.
ETA: Yeah Eddie's arse is gone. Served in the Confederacy.
This post was edited on 6/12/20 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 6/12/20 at 4:21 pm to magildachunks
quote:The Taliban saw them as offensive.
Because the Buddha and the Confederates are so much alike.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 4:31 pm to magildachunks
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Because the Buddha and the Confederates are so much alike
The problem when you give in to these demands is that it doesn't stop. We were told 5 years ago that it's only about Confederate statues, which obviously is not the case as we see the likes of Christopher Colombus and Andrew Jackson come under fire.
Pretty much every "founder" in the U.S. should offend Native Americans. Let's go ahead and remove those also.
Most Progressives loathe religion too. I'm sure they'll find offense in religious symbols soon.
The intolerant Left has shown that there will be no end.
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