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In reply to the discussion: What should happen to Confederate Statues? [View all]Laelth
(32,017 posts)14. I am torn on this issue.
I value historythe good, the bad, and the ugly.
But my ultimate answer is this. The fate of Confederate statues must be decided by the citizens of the cities and states in which they are located. I dont think that I have the right to tell these cities and states what to do with their own public property.
-Laelth
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Oh, Hell No. :) I'm for sandblasting that crud off the side of the mountain and replacing it with
Hoyt
Jun 2020
#9
I'm ready to contribute. In 1920s they sold silver coins to finance the damn carving. Why not now?
Hoyt
Jun 2020
#36
I think its important to preserve history - because there are always people who want to erase it.
milestogo
Jun 2020
#3
The same reasoning the Taliban destroyed two Buddhist statues in Afghanistan.
Lochloosa
Jun 2020
#20
So the Taliban destroyed statues which predated Islam by a hundreds of years...
Caliman73
Jun 2020
#29
I agree about putting them in a museum, but they are part of history. Not our Civil War history
Lochloosa
Jun 2020
#32
They are part of the history of Racism in America, which persists to this day.
Caliman73
Jun 2020
#34
THats what ive been saying their losers why do they want to continue to revisit that they lossssssss
ace3csusm
Jun 2020
#12
If they take down the statues that means everyone has to read books to find out that they lost.
tenderfoot
Jun 2020
#24
I was going to say destroy them, but then on further reflection, instead, maybe sell and get our
SWBTATTReg
Jun 2020
#33
Let's not pretend it didn't happen. But we needn't glorify the thugs in public spaces
struggle4progress
Jun 2020
#35