Richmond is taking down Confederate statues: Is this the end for other Confederate memorials?

[0nelilreb]

Clearly the same. The reasons for the confederacy were pretty clear. Use any excuse about why they fought but we're 160yrs later and idiots are still celebrating the L.

I didn’t see in the governor’s address where he said he wanted to celebrate a loss . No battlefield park celebrates the win or the loss the men that have their lives are honored .

 

[0nelilreb]

I would imagine their conscience was clearer

You can “ imagine “ anything you want .

 

[utvolpj]

I didn’t see in the governor’s address where he said he wanted to celebrate a loss . No battlefield park celebrates the win or the loss the men that have their lives are honored .

Why honor them? The goal was pretty clear

 

[0nelilreb]

Why honor them? The goal was pretty clear

Why don’t you visit Gettysburg during a memorial celebration and ask that question ?

 

[utvolpj]

Why don’t you visit Gettysburg during a memorial celebration and ask that question ?

Will there be confederates there to answer?

 

[0nelilreb]

Will there be confederates there to answer?

There will be confederates there being honored .

 

[Rifleman]

There will be confederates there being honored .

Will any of the nearly 10,000 persons in bondage whose forced labor supported Lee's march North be remembered there? Oh, right, we either pretend that they weren't there, were really aligned with the Cause, or that they were traitors for running away when they no longer feared the wrath of their brave, dead "masters".

 

[KB5252]

I would imagine their conscience was clearer

Nope, they were every bit the racists they fought against were.

 

[VolStrom]

I love these, but but but 150 years ago the whites people were mean to my great great great grandfather.

 

[Rifleman]

Nope, they were every bit the racists they fought against were.

It is certainly true that many in the North grew rich on the slave trade and that economic incentive was no longer there by the time of the Civil War. If the North and South were still entwined economically, there would have been no war.

 

[VolStrom]

It is certainly true that many in the North grew rich on the slave trade and that economic incentive was no longer there by the time of the Civil War. If the North and South were still entwined economically, there would have been no war.

Okay, fast forward 150 years. Now what's your complaint?

 

[0nelilreb]

Will any of the nearly 10,000 persons in bondage whose forced labor supported Lee's march North be remembered there? Oh, right, we either pretend that they weren't there, were really aligned with the Cause, or that they were traitors for running away when they no longer feared the wrath of their brave, dead "masters".

I’m going out on a limb here and say any and everyone that died there will be honored. Does that answer your question?

 

[Rifleman]

Okay, fast forward 150 years. Now what's your complaint?

This is a thread complaining about the capitol of the Confederacy removing its monuments. I don't really have a complaint about that.

In fact, since I believe that states and municipalities should have the right of self-determination AND since not having that autonomy was one of the things many claim was a key grievance of the South in the Civil War, shouldn't we all be on the same page here?

 

[lukeneyland]

I’m glad Mississippi has the balls to respect her heroes. Talk about the bravest of the brave. Read about what the entire student body at Ole Miss did at Gettysburg

 

[evillawyer]

 

[NorthDallas40]

I’m glad to see the House is focused on such meaningful issues and not pandering to their idiot base

 

[evillawyer]

I’m glad to see the House is focused on such meaningful issues and not pandering to their idiot base

Unlike the Dr. Seuss crowd on your side, we can walk and chew gum at the same time.

House Dems gettin it done!

 

[OrangeTsar]

Breaking News…..Egypt to demolish pyramids since they were likely built using slave labour (yes I know that last but is probably untrue)

 

[NorthDallas40]

Unlike the Dr. Seuss crowd on your side, we can walk and chew gum at the same time.

House Dems gettin it done!

I don’t blame you I’d deflect too

 

[KB5252]

Unlike the Dr. Seuss crowd on your side, we can walk and chew gum at the same time.

House Dems gettin it done!

Yes, so incapable of walking and chewing gum but yet so dangerous and insurrectiony.

You almost had the wrong notes on descriptors for the narrative you were pushing..... Good save.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Unlike the Dr. Seuss crowd on your side, we can walk and chew gum at the same time.

House Dems gettin it done!

Or if you are Pelosi….you can be drunk and legislate at the same time

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Crowd CHEERS as workers use cranes to remove statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson in Charlottesville - four years after deadly Unite The Right rally rocked the city

The 26-foot-tall bronze statue of General Robert E. Lee was removed from its base shortly after 8am Saturday, evening a four-year-long legal battle

Meanwhile, the bronze statue of Gen. Jackson - completed in 1921 by renowned sculptor Charles Keck - was hoisted off it base in nearby Jackson Park around 10am

Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker gave a speech shortly after dawn decrying white supremacy. She was joined by student, Zyahna Bryant who started a petition to remove the monument in 2016

Statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson removed in Charlottesville | Daily Mail Online

 

[MAD]

Crowd CHEERS as workers use cranes to remove statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson in Charlottesville - four years after deadly Unite The Right rally rocked the city

The 26-foot-tall bronze statue of General Robert E. Lee was removed from its base shortly after 8am Saturday, evening a four-year-long legal battle

Meanwhile, the bronze statue of Gen. Jackson - completed in 1921 by renowned sculptor Charles Keck - was hoisted off it base in nearby Jackson Park around 10am

Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker gave a speech shortly after dawn decrying white supremacy. She was joined by student, Zyahna Bryant who started a petition to remove the monument in 2016

Statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson removed in Charlottesville | Daily Mail Online

Not saying it’s the right thing to do or not but from the photos you see how meaningful it is to the people in attendance.

 

[hog88]

Not saying it’s the right thing to do or not but from the photos you see how meaningful it is to the people in attendance.

I’m sure their lives will be much better now.

 

[VolStrom]

I’m sure their lives will be much better now.

Thank God the black peoples are now free. This changed a lot.