This Sh*t has to stop!

these confederate generals were not leaders of our country. they were treasonous traitors who fought against the united states of america in an effort to support the continuation of slavery.

 

They were leaders for the South, and they are part of your history, like them or not. You own them!!

 

Yup--up here, even Harvard wasn't yelling racism....until obummer.

 

Might that be the same brush you use when discussing Muslims?

 

Well I was waiting for sigmoidoscope to chime in....hahahahahaha!!!

 

From my perspective, these men were leaders of the CSA, not the USA. They chose to fight against our country.

While I agree that it's important to preserve history, I see no need for monuments to the losing side of a treasonous war against the USA.

 

again with the childish name calling. whatever.

anyway, please show me where i have clearly stated that i am in favor of taking down these monuments. i'll wait right here.

i am not condoning destroying the monuments. as i said, i feel it is a local issue and should be just that. what happened in charlottesville this past weekend was not a local thing.

 

that's a bit presumptive on your part but, no, i wouldn't. it's not that important to me.

now, i'm still waiting for you to show me where i have clearly stated that i am in favor of taking down these monuments.

 

At best you could say that both sides bear responsibility for the violence that occurred, but there is no moral equivalency here. One side is racist, and spouting chants such as "Jews will not replace us" and saying the city is run by "communist jews and criminal niggers", and the other side is protesting these views. If this critical distinction eludes you, then I feel sorry for you.

 

wow, you like to read a lot into my posts. i clearly did not state that i am in favor of tearing these statues down. i am merely pointing out that your argument that these things should remain as some sort of history lesson is stupid.

as to the"local thing", if some town decides they don't want to have a statue or monument or whatever and would like to take it down are you saying that they have no right to? they need to leave a symbol of racist oppression in their town square whether they like it or not? because it's history?

 

They were traitors that lost. Not leaders of the USA.