Why do people claim that taking down Confederate statues is erasing history?

[SnakeBoy]

You can't move it to a museum.

Just tell the truth man

[Pavlov]

Just tell the truth man

I did. We already had this discussion over your straw man. That's why I'm calling it a straw man.

[hater]

Why are you moving the goalpost now? The country they fought for doesn't exist. The country they betrayed does exist.

The states still exist. Doesnt Puerto Rico have Spanish statues eventhough they lost the war?

[Pavlov]

The states still exist. Doesnt Puerto Rico have Spanish statues eventhough they lost the war?

This is your argument. Don't ask me for help.

[SnakeBoy]

Here we go...

Candidate for governor calls for removal of Stone Mountain carving

One of the gubernatorial candidates is calling for the removal of Confederate statues and monuments from around the state, including Stone Mountain's Civil War carving.

The Democratic party front-runner for governor, Stacy Abrams, said the carving of three Confederate leaders at Stone Mountain, which is designated by state law as an official Confederate memorial site, should be removed.

“It is 2017, and now is the time for us to have a conversation about removing the last vestiges of that type of hatred and that type of vitriol toward minority communities in Georgia,” Abrams told Channel 2's Richard ******.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/deka...tain/592409692

Blow it up! Blow it up! Blow it up!

[hater]

This is your argument. Don't ask me for help.

By your logic lets rename San Antonio and Los Angeles since the mexicans lost the war

Rio Bravo will be called Brave River

[SnakeBoy]

By your logic lets rename San Antonio and Los Angeles since the mexicans lost the war

Rio Bravo will be called Brave River

Plus it's so christiany

[hater]

Crazy Horse memorial gotta go. They lost the war

[Pavlov]

By your logic lets rename San Antonio and Los Angeles since the mexicans lost the war

Rio Bravo will be called Brave River

Those aren't monuments. Man, you have trouble with simple concepts.

[Pavlov]

Crazy Horse memorial gotta go. They lost the war

That's on private land. Really, we've already talked about a lot of this.

[hater]

Sitting bull monument. Gotta go they lost. - Chumpdumper

[TeyshaBlue]

Sitting bull monument. Gotta go they lost. - Chumpdumper

Who ties your shoes for you?

[hater]

Black Hawk statue is on a state park

Gotta go? chump

[hater]

Who ties your shoes for you?

Too easy. Pass

[Pavlov]

Sitting bull monument. Gotta go they lost. - Chumpdumper

That's a grave, dude.

[DarrinS]

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Wrong thread

[ducks]

That's mean Ducks.

I am not dam liberal that wants a handout

[Pavlov]

Black Hawk statue is on a state park

Gotta go? chump

comparing native Americans to confederate traitors.

[hater]

comparing native Americans to confederate traitors.

moving the goalposts

[AaronY]

Who ties your shoes for you?

Lol

[Pavlov]

moving the goalposts

Yep, you sure did try to move the goalposts

[lebomb]

Black Hawk statue is on a state park

Gotta go? chump

You are stupid. Lets erect a Hitler Statue back in Germany. He lost the war.

[midnightpulp]

Most of these statues were put up long after the Civil War, during the Jim Crow era, at a time when white southerners were still butthurt over losing the war and wanted to flaunt their racism. They have no historical value; the only reason they were ever erected in the first place was to taunt and intimidate black people.

Furthermore, we can remember traitors without honoring them. There are these things called museums, history books, the History Channel, and the Internet. None of them are going to disappear overnight if some cheap, ugly statues are removed.

I don't see a problem with letting the communities vote on whether or not the statues should stay up, tbh. The fearmongering about history being erased has no basis in fact.

They just want them up because it "triggers snowflakes."

Sadly, that's the mindset that has seemed to take over modern "average Joe" Conservatives. See this on my facebook feeds from conservative family members and friends. All about triggering snowflakes.

[djohn2oo8]

Something about needing to be reminded about losing and white men getting dominated by other white men.

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