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hlthe2b

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4. I think we have to come to terms with it. Removing statues deifying confederate leadership--

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 23, 2021, 11:58 AM

Nov 2021

those who fought to destroy this country-- is one thing (and I agree that those should be returned to the civil war memorials and related museums, rather than the public spaces of honor).

That said, I just cannot justify conflating the founders of this country, despite their serious failings, to remove them as well. True context presented around those memorials and statues is the way to present history, IMO. Both the good and the bad.

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A statue of Thomas Jefferson has been removed from New York City Hall after a unanimous vote. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP

OMG. The lunacy never ends. Tomconroy Nov 2021 #1

This is going to backfire on the "woke" lapfog_1 Nov 2021 #2

Twelve US presidents owned slaves. Sneederbunk Nov 2021 #3

I think we have to come to terms with it. Removing statues deifying confederate leadership-- hlthe2b Nov 2021 #4

I've been in this game a hundred years, and I am seeing Tomconroy Nov 2021 #5