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romanic

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6. The Confederacy is apart of an ugly aspect in US History

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2015, 08:21 AM

Dec 2015

but it is still history and should be treated as such. If we remove every single thing about the Confederate South, how will future generations learn of it's history and learn how to not repeat it?

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Debate over removal of Confederate monuments stirs passions [View all] Omaha Steve Dec 2015 OP

Wow.. What can you say about the Black Women busterbrown Dec 2015 #1

They should be removed and put in a museum were they belong. blackspade Dec 2015 #2

WTF an alert on this and got 2 hides??? Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #12

Holy crap! blackspade Dec 2015 #13

Erasing history houston16revival Dec 2015 #3

Pretending the removal of a plaque is erasing history has never been a rational thought LanternWaste Dec 2015 #7

Pretending to post rational thoughts houston16revival Dec 2015 #15

Not celebrating it isn't the same as erasing it. yellowcanine Dec 2015 #8

I think they (we).... dhill926 Dec 2015 #4

We can own it ShrimpPoboy Dec 2015 #11

To the vets mentioned in the article..... paleotn Dec 2015 #5

Well expressed. Common sense, as well. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #14

The Confederacy is apart of an ugly aspect in US History romanic Dec 2015 #6

In museums. Aristus Dec 2015 #9

Totally agree Doctor_J Dec 2015 #10