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Should all Confederate Statues be removed from display?

The family of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, one of the most famous of all confederate generals.

"Confederate monuments like the Jackson statue were never intended as benign symbols," wrote two of Jackson's great-great grandsons.

"Rather, they were the clearly articulated artwork of white supremacy."

In an open letter to the mayor of Richmond, Virginia - where they live - they called for the removal of statues celebrating their ancestor.

"While we are not ashamed of our great-great-grandfather, we are ashamed to benefit from white supremacy while our black family and friends suffer. We are ashamed of the monument," they wrote.

"As two of the closest living relatives to Stonewall, we are writing today to ask for the removal of his statue, as well as the removal of all Confederate statues from Monument Avenue. They are overt symbols of racism and white supremacy, and the time is long overdue for them to depart from public display."
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rckt148 · 61-69, M
if people think removing flags and monuments will repair social injustice ,
more power to them
since the Civil war ended over 150 yrs ago ,but yet we are still fighting it ,
I would say it was more then flags and monuments that kept the hate alive ,
And it seems we have now forgotten the work of men like Doctor King ,and his work was not about removing flags and monuments ,and his way worked ,and some help from men like LBJ who I am not a fan of ,but I do have to give credit where credit is due ,but what the hell ,if they think this will fix it , give it a go LOL
Until we can end the false entitlement that some think others "Owe them "
This issue will never go away ,I never owned slaves ,nor my Dad ,nor his Dad ,and we had to earn all we have but hard work ,there was no white entitlement involved ,I took a test to enter the military ,I was qualified for the jobs that followed ,I have even worked on Mason crews I was the only white man ,and by my hard work and respect to them ,I gained my place by had work ,not because I was white ,so I owe no one nothing ,and my ancestors we "natives ",I am not crying anyone owes them ,it is what it is
My Generation had came closer then any other in my opinion to finally ending race hate ,(it was still big in the cities maybe ,but its my black brothers and sisters that keep burning everything down and the riots of the 80's ,not whites .
Affirmative action made sure that minorities were as equal in the work place ,
even though many who filled the jobs were not qualified (I helped train men to fill jobs they could not do ,and stayed with them until they got it ,they were my friends ,I was not going to let someone get killed to make a point )
We were the first to have mixed schools ,,and in service ,at least the Coast Guard ,we served with men and women from all over the world ,so color was never an option when I looked for a crew member to have my back
Many many times the person I trusted my life to was a black man or woman ,or a Filipino ,sometimes a Cuban
Before we blame for all crimes associated with race on slavery ,
you might look up black on black crimes in other countries ,where slavery was Never an issue
This is an agenda ,,like the KKK and the Panthers
just this time someone has the funding and the law on their side
The problem is not in monuments and flags ,its in the hearts of men
as long as the earth stands there will be wars and rumors of wars
but when they all say "Peace Peace " thats when you need to worry
A wise man spoke thousands of years ago and events we now refer to as "Signs of the Times " and today they read like the nightly news and a news paper
He said when we hear they have come to a place of peace ,"then comes sudden destruction "
He also said when we see the "Abomination of Desolation " to know the end was closer ,,Well its underway ,and soon will come to a head
and all this will make sense when its to late
And we were given a promise as to how to heal our land ,with so many Christians in the world ,you would think our land would be healed ,I think God keeps His promises ,so what do you think the problem is ? Maybe even the Church as forgot God ?
We were to distracted with tribulations ,to understand the season we are in
Many go on "its the END TIME " but they thought that too ,in 70 ad then the temple was destroyed ,,
it was a monument too ,,but the hate did not end there
the truth just got lost ,and the history repeated over and over