Is it wrong to remove Confederate statues?

@jennypenny I'm all for teaching the darker side of history, but how does a statue do that? A statue doesn't give you a history lesson, a statue is there to honor someone. Now why should we honor someone who was a traitor to our country and fought against us for the right to enslave black people?

@JP1119 It's a typical "racist right" thing to try and justify. These items belong in a museum, where historical artifacts are usually placed.

@jennypenny You think this is denial of history? The monuments themselves (those in question) are an act of denial of history. They were erected decades after the fact, in places that are not historically significant, as accessories to the Jim Crow laws.

As to Columbus' courage? He never set foot on American soil, and his intentions were far from noble. He was here for the explicit purpose of pillaging the land, and enslaving the original inhabitants.

@PixieCutLover [quote]Their actually communists trying to overthrow the country. This is what happened in Rhodesia and South Africa. Constant accusations of racism, demonizing the culture then killing all the whites or driving them out then all the blacks starve , kill each other etc. Communism doesn't work.[/quote]

Yes, the problem with South Africa and Rhodesia is that the whites were mistreated. You should probably look up the following (try google.com in the search box):

Nelson Mandela
Apartheid

@jennypenny Typical of conservatives to want to glorify slavers, isn't that a nice general sentence? Really makes a great generalization huh? Lets take down the statues and then remove Columbus Day, actually completely OK with both of those.

@PixieCutLover I really don't need Google much. I am educated. You should try that.

@PixieCutLover So, yes, I did read Marx. How else would I able to discuss it? That would be a pretty advanced topic for you. How about yous start with remedial English, and we can take it from there?

@PixieCutLover Yes exactly thats what the statues represent. Glad you finally came around.

[quote]They are enemies of our nation who do not hold it in the least sacred.[/quote]

@PixieCutLover [quote]Did you fap to Marx when you read it?[/quote]

Is fapi'ing what you do when you read? You should have paid more attention in your senior year, or the 5th grade, in your case.

@PixieCutLover Its actually not that simple. We have TONS of American figures in our history, lets pick a bunch that weren't traitors!

@PixieCutLover Yes we do, its we want to bring down the statues. Its amazing how you keep agreeing with me in all this.

[quote] We also have traitors who want to demonize America, it's society,and it's founders.[/quote]

@PixieCutLover The only delusion here is yours about some kind of Marxist global takeover?

I know, I know, I am a blind sheep, feeding on mainstream news, save me your tirade.

@PixieCutLover Oh yea, totally complicit ... the minute you figure out what I am complicit in doing, please let me know.

Do you sleep with a tinfoil hat on?

@PixieCutLover If there was a chance I would wake up and read more about these inane conspiracy theories of yours I would. You take care ...