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re: Richmond Lee Monument going down
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:25 pm to upgrayedd
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:25 pm to upgrayedd
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This is a long game for the left. This won't end until all white historical figures are deemed offensive and not worthy of display. I mean, they're even exhuming bodies and relocating them for Christ's sake.
I'm sure there are a lot of things in DC that can be tied to racism and torn down.
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Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:25 pm to red sox fan 13
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This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:25 pm to magildachunks
You think those two are safe?
They'll be deemed unworthy and offensive soon enough.
They'll be deemed unworthy and offensive soon enough.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:27 pm to slackster
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99% of the people with a strong opinion about a statue either way are typically full of shite.
Statues are pieces of art that weren’t even in most people’s minds until a few years ago. The way that they’re talked about now is like people go every Sunday to worship the Robert E Lee statue.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:28 pm to red sox fan 13
Delete.
This post was edited on 6/3/20 at 6:39 pm
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:28 pm to fallguy_1978
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I'm sure there are a lot of things in DC that can be tied to racism and torn down.
Washington monument and Jefferson monument are absolutely next.
The only white person that won't be considered offensive is Lincoln, but it wouldn't surprise me if he makes the list
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:29 pm to upgrayedd
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Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:29 pm to upgrayedd
So if we decide to go tear down a MLK statue just because we find it offensive then we would be called every name in the book. My point here is that why are these people making the rules?
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:30 pm to upgrayedd
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This post was edited on 6/9/20 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:30 pm to The Pirate King
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Statues are pieces of art that weren’t even in most people’s minds until a few years ago. The way that they’re talked about now is like people go every Sunday to worship the Robert E Lee statue.
That's kind of my point. No one in New Orleans gave a shite about Lee Circle either. It was a tourist attraction. Then it becomes "offensive" and the other side acts like they're untouchable. The whole thing is asinine.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:30 pm to Scruffy
should be sold... i'm sure virginia state budget could use some extra funds after Covid-gate
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:31 pm to No Colors
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The only man to ever attend West Point without receiving a single demerit. A man who lived a more virtuous life in 68 years than anyone alive today.
Well he did also happen to be a traitor and a liar too there Bob
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:32 pm to magildachunks
Sherman. 
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:33 pm to red sox fan 13
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I do believe we should keep the iconic ones such as the Lee Circle statue in a secure place though. It’s history like or not and you shouldn’t just discard it.
agreed, put it in a museum.
but let me make a distinction here - this is not discarding history, and to assume so is to confuse history and historical memory.
this does not excise lee from the history books or historical narratives, only a memorial that commemorates lee's memory in a particular fashion. that is what is being removed, and that is what was removed at lee circle as well. history persists, but a particular memorialization, commemoration, and indeed glorification of that historical memory is removed.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:35 pm to Commandeaux
You sir, are a dumb shite. But you know that already. Carry on.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:36 pm to slackster
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That's kind of my point. No one in New Orleans gave a shite about Lee Circle either. It was a tourist attraction. Then it becomes "offensive" and the other side acts like they're untouchable. The whole thing is asinine.
People look for logic in the world. People want to refute stupid things like taking statues down as if that actually solves any problem.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:36 pm to magildachunks
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This post was edited on 4/16/21 at 10:36 am
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:38 pm to red sox fan 13
The good thing about erasing history is that it ensures it’ll never be repeated!
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:38 pm to EmperorGout
You do realize that this man lived almost 150 years ago and attended West point and had to choose a side. It was a civil war and people made choices they didn't want to have to make. He was from Virginia and he chose the South. Unfortunately people like yourself have no clue what its like to defend and fight for a country.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:39 pm to red sox fan 13
I don't care if they tear down Lee. I just hope something else goes up. I'm a fan of statues and monuments.
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