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re: Jeff Davis statue coming down tonight
Posted on 5/11/17 at 7:45 am to magildachunks
Posted on 5/11/17 at 7:45 am to magildachunks
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Lee cared for Virginia only.
I assume you are talking about the time Virginia declared war on Mexico?
Perhaps you should do more research.
This post was edited on 5/11/17 at 7:48 am
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Posted on 5/11/17 at 7:46 am to Walt OReilly
If they touch old Jean's blacksmith shop, I will rage war on the streets of Nola that the boys from the melph would be scared of.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 7:47 am to lsu2006
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Get over it, snowflake... YOU LOST!
You finally got to tell someone that after the past 7 months.
This post was edited on 5/11/17 at 7:48 am
Posted on 5/11/17 at 7:48 am to Hangover Haven
Yeah my weiner feels slightly less small now!
Posted on 5/11/17 at 7:49 am to lsu2006
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That picture gives me them warm and fuzzies... HERITAGE NOT HATE!
Meh, the flag should have come down. The motives in putting it up in the first place were less than honorable. There is a great memorial right next to it that was put up in the 1870s that honors the soldiers and their sacrifice.
You are right though, it is a good picture.
This post was edited on 5/11/17 at 7:50 am
Posted on 5/11/17 at 7:56 am to magildachunks
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But he also fought for New Orleans and America, unlike the confederates.
This is the problem with ignorant people. They lack the ability to view history with historical perspective. The men that these statues represent were fighting for America. They were fighting for the America they loved. Yes, they lost so in hindsight their vision is not what we now know of 'merica. No matter how deeply you plunge your head in the sand, history remains unchanged. Your pal Laffite, spent his "career" circumventing American laws for his own gain. Only when his customer base was threatened did he step up to defend it. He didn't suddenly decide to volunteer to build a naval fleet for government use. He was an excellent business man, but he was no patriot.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:02 am to GetCocky11
SC is my home state that I always had pride in that fact. The quick capitulation to the outside the state PC crowd and removal of the flag at the monument caused me to lose most of that pride, unfortunately.
I used to fly an SC flag on my house. I don't anymore. I wish it wasn't that way.
They will come for the monuments at the statehouse next. They already want Tilman gone...and sadly SC will probably comply.
I used to fly an SC flag on my house. I don't anymore. I wish it wasn't that way.
They will come for the monuments at the statehouse next. They already want Tilman gone...and sadly SC will probably comply.
This post was edited on 5/11/17 at 8:03 am
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:07 am to weagle99
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They will come for the monuments at the statehouse next.
Doubtful.
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They already want Tilman gone...and sadly SC will probably comply.
Doubtful, but Ben Tillman's history when it comes to race isn't exactly rosy.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:13 am to lsuhunt555
No, Take it down, keep it up, whatever. Davis was a POS, but it doesn't really affect me. I wouldn't have taken in down of my own volition, but I understand why people want to have it come down.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:18 am to Zach Lee To Amp Hill
So when the order to remove the statues is ruled unconstitutional, stupid and detrimental to tourism to New Orleans and Louisiana, AND when Mitch is no longer mayor, will these statues go back up?
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:19 am to GetCocky11
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Doubtful, but Ben Tillman's history when it comes to race isn't exactly rosy.
No, but 21st century morality was not in place decades or centuries ago. Too many people are too dense to grasp that.0
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:19 am to SCLSUMuddogs
Maybe seven people in the entire city wanted it to come down. The other 300,000 either didn't care, never knew about it, or wanted it to stay as a piece of New Orleans history.
Let's not forget the fact that these firefighters' jobs were threatened, and they were paid to work on a demolition crew out of city funds while they were supposed to be at the fire station.
Eta: If Lee comes down, I will never step one foot inside New Orleans other than school
Let's not forget the fact that these firefighters' jobs were threatened, and they were paid to work on a demolition crew out of city funds while they were supposed to be at the fire station.
Eta: If Lee comes down, I will never step one foot inside New Orleans other than school
This post was edited on 5/11/17 at 8:21 am
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:25 am to Zach Lee To Amp Hill
so much white guilt out there celebrating.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:28 am to SCLSUMuddogs
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wouldn't have taken in down of my own volition, but I understand why people want to have it come down.
Which is why in your opinion?
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:28 am to Hammertime
Not sure if just a weird coincidence, but Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces on May 10, 1865 (yes I know the statue was *technically* removed on the 11th.)
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:31 am to tigersbh
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That's about to start tanking. I'm sure not spending money there any more.
Good riddance. New Orleans has a lot of problems, but a shortage of idiots from out of town is not one of them.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:33 am to Quarterite
The base is too heavy for their crane to lift.
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:36 am to Kramer26
Is this true? LOL if so. I knew this contractor was going to fall short in some way. I am actually surprised the bronze was removed without getting split in half or dropped.
OT Detectives: who is the crane supplier? Do we know yet?
OT Detectives: who is the crane supplier? Do we know yet?
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:38 am to Tall Tiger
I believe they wiped all equipment of markings (which is illegal). I also think they are using city bucket trucks
Posted on 5/11/17 at 8:38 am to Hammertime
A lot of the people celebrating the removal of these monuments don't care that valuable city resources are being used. To Landrieu and his minions, they have taken the position of the moral absolute. And the ends justify all means.
I'm actually a little surprised that local investigators have not looked into the clear deceptive ways that Mitch has run this operation.
I'm actually a little surprised that local investigators have not looked into the clear deceptive ways that Mitch has run this operation.
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