OT: Brandon,MS.

[dog12]

No one is "erasing" any history. The Civil War should be taught in history classes, shown in museums and documentaries, etc.

But a state or local government putting up a statue implies some kind of place of honor, and the Confederacy, which was formed 100% to preserve slavery and was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans, should not be honored with any public statues.

Imagine if there were an unsuccessful Communist rebellion within the US that took years to put down and killed half a million soldiers. Would it be appropriate for cities to put up statues and monuments to honor these Communists? Didn't think so.

So . . . a "Civil War" statue is essentially an "honor" to the confederacy which supported keeping slavery in place . . . which makes all "Civil War" statues offensive. Certainly, I agree that slavery is highly offensive, so your explanation makes sense to me.

Follow-up question: do you think ALL "Civil War" statues should be removed, regardless of their location and regardless of the majority opinion of the local citizens?

For example, if the vast majority of the citizens of Podunk, Floribama want to KEEP the "Civil War" statue at the courthouse square, then should they be permitted to keep the statue? Or, should the statue be removed regardless? Should physical force be used to remove the statue, if necessary?

 

[SheltonChoked]

Good, I didn’t realize they are returned it to their library. And I’m sure you are correct that much like the removing of “Live PD” they were doing so to get out ahead of advertising backlash.

As far as the disclaimer, that’s just retarded and unneeded. Much like there there is no need to put a “we do not condone antisemitism” disclaimer to “ Schindler’s List” or “The Diary of Anne Frank.” But I’m sure it was done to relieve heat from advertisers more so than it being warranted.

You must not have ever watched "Schindler's List" or read "The diary of Anne Frank" if you think it needs that disclaimer.


Or ever watched "Gone with the Wind" if you think it paints Slavery in the same light that that's movie and book paint Nazi Germany....

As for Confederate statues, there are no statues of Hitler, Goebbels, Himmler, etc in Germany. But we still know what they did.

Why do you think we will forget the Civil War if we only have books, national parks, and Museums?