@beckyromero Perhaps a discussion over the confederate flag and the monuments should have been had decades ago, allowing all groups to have their say without silencing anyone and come to an agreed upon compromise. A civil war is what happens when the discussion is suppressed, opinions are silenced and those who hold beliefs no longer “allowed” to fester in silence. Again, just an opinion.
allowing all groups to have their say without silencing anyone and come to an agreed upon compromise
This was the "compromise." The last Confederate flag.
That is what should have settled the issue.
Over 360,000 men gave their lives to protect the Union.
But the South has since tried to gain in the Union what they lost in the War. The monuments and the flag have been used as a proxy to show their opposition to Civil Rights.
@beckyromero Lives were lost on both sides, but after war comes peace and for peace to last there must be constant discussion. No side ever won a debate by telling the opposition “I’m right, you’re wrong, so shut up and accept it” If the ideals and arguments of the “right” side are true, it becomes the task to make the opposite side see this. Only then can progress be made. Simply winning a war is only the beginning.
@beckyromero I already stated the reason for constant discussion and debate. Technically he was only the President for roughly three weeks to arrange the surrender of Germany. As far as to what discussion I would have “liked” to have with him. The futility of the Nazi cause would have been a good start and it’s horrific effect on the world. Just in the interest of debate, I’m sure the descendants of Hiroshima and Nagasaki would love to talk with Harry S Truman. It can be very difficult to judge the past through our modern lenses, but as I said at the beginning, I don’t believe banning and hiding objects is the solution to the world’s problems.
