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Protestors in Durham, NC bring down Confederate monument
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Patriots tearing down traitorous symbols.
The Confederates were traitors from America that wanted to preserve the subjugation of human life. Their fight for "state's rights" was a fight to preserve the state's ability to keep slavery legal. They were ethical monsters and deserve nothing more than scorn for being the trash that they were.
Fuck their symbols.
The Confederates were traitors from America that wanted to preserve the subjugation of human life. Their fight for "state's rights" was a fight to preserve the state's ability to keep slavery legal. They were ethical monsters and deserve nothing more than scorn for being the trash that they were.
Fuck their symbols.
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Mammoth Jones
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Good. Stop celebrating these scumbags.
Fuck their sensibilities. No one in this thread would defend keeping statues of ISIS up in America. These fuckers are no different to me. They fought to continue terrorizing my people. I hope each and every one of them is roasting in hell.
Fuck their sensibilities. No one in this thread would defend keeping statues of ISIS up in America. These fuckers are no different to me. They fought to continue terrorizing my people. I hope each and every one of them is roasting in hell.
NC was the foreshadowing of what happened nationally in 2016
rural vs. urban to the max
Gordon Shumway
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Yes, and if you do a quick Google search, you'll find that places like Australia and Germany have folks flying them Confederate flags in solidarity..shit is bonkers.
Many of the monuments on battlefields are located where the troops being recognized were deployed, so there is some value in that respect. The addition of plaques or companion pieces to give better context or perspective would be better. Outside of battlefields and similar museums, I don't think we really need any. Especially for people not connected in any way to the location (i.e. why are there Lee statues anywhere outside of Virginia?).
We know that answer, but you get the idea.
old manatee
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andythinkpad
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Bring all of them down. It's time to take a side.
SolidSnakex
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Yep
https://youtu.be/58H406jATDE?t=134
Although it was originally in a song called Born to Die by MDC. That one went "No war, no KKK, no fascist USA".
Fox Mulder
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You don't need fucking statues of traitors on state grounds to remember the war. That's what real museums and education is for.
These were put up by racists well after the actual war to intimidate during the fight for civil rights.
Kuroi Gogeta
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This kind of thing happens when the government is out of touch with the people that voted it in. I'm disillusioned with the approach of "lets wait for government to solve our problems". Citizens need to take things into their own hands. If the anyone is hoping to run for office, they'd be smart to pay attention to this and tailor their talking points accordingly.
LegitMcfalls
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I was thinking the same thing! Also how America Idiot feels more relevant today then in 2004.
Gordon Shumway
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Considering we got folks saying shit like "anti-Nazi hate speech" around here, it isn't surprising in the slightest..
Dubbedinenglish
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Definitely. Also most of these things went up in the 50-60's or basically "when the negros are getting uppity and need a reminder." They don't mark anything of historical significance that can't be done with a plaque.
KernelPanic
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I've been listening to that album lately and it's so true.
That's the argument I made during New Orleans' own Confederate statue debate.
I asked out-of-towners complaining about how we choose to decorate our city:
how would you like it if we city folk came out to your suburbs and townships and made demands on how you decorate? How about demands that you put up statues, of, say, Obama? Or how about a nice statue of Obama hugging Hillary?
They balked. What we do with our public spaces should be none of their damn business.
Stead Fast
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Chillingly so.
jack_package_200
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Time to tear em down.
More so near the end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th centuries.
skullmuffins
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Arizona, noted member of the Confederacy.
Atomic Playboy
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Not every statue is art. All these statues of Confederate generals looking stoically into the face of defeat aren't worth preserving just because "well, statues go in museums, right?" You can preserve history without saving every useless artifact that exists. And these statues are utterly useless. They don't tell us anything that words wouldn't do better.
whyamihere
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Arizona became a state how many years after the Civil War?
Damn straight. Our city is very liberal and forward thinking.
47 years. Became a state in 1912
Psychoward
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arizona didn't recognize MLK day as a holiday until like 1990 right? lol
rokkerkory
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Great job Durham!! Proud of you.
Tal Shiar Agent
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This is Stone Mountain National Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
This is the carving that was funded by Lost Causers, the KKK, and the fucking Federal government. Georgia refuses to entertain the idea of destroying it because it was carved by the creator of Mount Rushmore. I say we bring it down ourselves.
That is Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and mother fucking Jefferson Davis.
This is the carving that was funded by Lost Causers, the KKK, and the fucking Federal government. Georgia refuses to entertain the idea of destroying it because it was carved by the creator of Mount Rushmore. I say we bring it down ourselves.
That is Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and mother fucking Jefferson Davis.
Yeah, in places where the Nazi swastika is illegal they found the Confederate flag a useful substitute. It means the same thing. A heritage of hatred.
Another gaffer in a thread linked me this: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ottesville-removal-race-civil-war/101870418/#
So over 700, and not just in the South, but places like Montana (just why?)
Even more perfect for the South.
Zap Rowsdower
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Arizona is where all the racist old people of this country go to die.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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"Simply for being a Nazi"
jack_package_200
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This is Stone Mountain National Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
This is the carving that was funded by Lost Causers, the KKK, and the fucking Federal government. Georgia refuses to entertain the idea of destroying it because it was carved by the creator of Mount Rushmore. I say we bring it down ourselves.
At the very least spraypaint a dick on it.
smokeandmirrors
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This is Stone Mountain National Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
This is the carving that was funded by Lost Causers, the KKK, and the fucking Federal government. Georgia refuses to entertain the idea of destroying it because it was carved by the creator of Mount Rushmore. I say we bring it down ourselves.
instead of taking it down, they should just cover it up with fire and a statue of Sherman.
Disgusting. Why don't we just erect statues of Hitler? He's part of history, even though he lost the war with us. I don't see any fucking difference.
And_Gignac
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So happy to see all these socialists friends doing the work.
My bernie bros <3
My bernie bros <3
I just spit mint julep all over my keyboard. Fuckin' Bravo.
A nice thought but Sherman was horrifyingly, violently racist.
ElectricBlanketFire
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That post has to be GAF's lowest point.
King Tubby
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You're right, if you're in a hot zone, I hope you stay safe. I just feel like this escalation is going to come one way or another regardless.
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