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re: Anyone following the NOLA statues hearing in court today?
Posted on 1/14/16 at 12:07 pm to BRgetthenet
Posted on 1/14/16 at 12:07 pm to BRgetthenet
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A city that wants to turn their back on history isn't worth visiting, or wasting money in.
It is history, but not a lot of it is New Orleans history. Did Robert E Lee ever even set foot in NOLA in his life?
I'm also unclear as to the circumstances in which the statues were put up in the first place, which I think is relevant.
Ultimately though, as I said before, it should be put to a vote in Orleans Parish.
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Posted on 1/14/16 at 12:12 pm to NYNolaguy1
If nothing else I hope the city has to spend plenty extra money on litigation to do this stupid shite
Posted on 1/14/16 at 12:28 pm to biglego
It was just a big attention grab by Mitch, and it has now turned into this huge shite show. Nobody even cared about them in the first place
Posted on 1/14/16 at 12:30 pm to CAD703X
quote:I think there are people who have every intention of carrying out those threats, and I think the removal of the Lee statue might become a real disaster.
you honestly think they wont find some minority-owned construction company who would jump at the chance to wreck these statues?
And kudos to the poster who pointed out that this is a convenient distraction from Mitch's FD problems. I agree that this has a lot to do with this grandstanding of his.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 12:30 pm to ThePoo
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what construction are they doing right there?
not sure if it's started but they're gonna extend the streetcar tracks across City Park Avenue and make a transit hub on the neutral ground
Posted on 1/14/16 at 12:39 pm to BRgetthenet
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Posted on 1/14/16 at 5:27 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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I'm also unclear as to the circumstances in which the statues were put up in the first place, which I think is relevant.
Southerners at the time viewed Lee as symbol of southern honor. He was someone they could be proud of, even in defeat.
I don't think it's anything more complicated than that.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 5:31 pm to BRgetthenet
Why would tourists boycott Mardi Gras because of some statues being removed? They don't give a shite
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