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7. Pretending the removal of a plaque is erasing history has never been a rational thought

Fri Dec 11, 2015, 10:55 AM

Dec 2015

Pretending the removal (as opposed to the destruction) of a plaque is the equivalent of erasing history has never been a very rational thought.

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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 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