Is Juneteenth still a go?
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DEI-teenth must be stopped.
The thread title question and poll question are counter to each other. The work of the devil.
The thread title question and poll question are counter to each other. The work of the devil.
I'd like to see all the removed statues restored and put back at their original locations.
I'd like to see statues of confederate traitors crushed into gravel.
I’m going to make a shocking prediction: He’ll say something mind-numbingly stupid about it.
The reason you shouldn't want this is one day people will be crushing statues of people you admire. Statues should be off limits.
We should have crushed anything confederate related after the civil war much like what happened much of the Nazi stuff in Germany.
Of the statues that were removed, which did you admire?
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, to name two.
Your poll question and title don't match. Originally I answered the title question with a no then I reread the poll question and changed my vote to yes.
That statue of Lenin is privately owned. And there is no statue of Saddam in Seattle.
You must be super excited that Trump and Hegseth are going to change all the military bases back to their proper, Confederate names. Why honor actual, relevant members of the military when you can honor Leonidis Polk, a slave owning malcontent who was a horrible general.
C’mon trad, quite pussyfooting around it. You want the confederate statues back because you long for the days of slavery. Don’t be a bitch now.
Wrong.
But tearing down historical monuments and statues is also wrong. They can be reimagined as educational reminders of how things can go horribly bad, instead of celebrating the lost cause.
Yes or no, you think we should keep up statues of the traitorous southern army leaders that fought against the United States of America.
Yes. They were erected more than 100 years ago, and as such, should be protected as historical treasures.
Thank you for admitting your desire to immortalize treason against the United States of America.
Why has Juneteenth become such a big thing in just the last decade or so. No one even talked about it 20 years ago?
The Civil War and Reconstruction happened. Trying to remove any reminders of it is foolish and reckless.
Seems like it would be more appropriate to move it to December, when the last slaves were freed in the northern states, marking the end of slavery in the USA.
Sure, but why don't any of your posts include comments about how all of the statues of losers should include informational displays about how slavery was evil, and people who took up arms against the government are traitors?
In a museum maybe, not in public spaces that carry a strong message of civic endorsement and celebration. Fvck those traitors.
Usually in remembrance of fallen sons of the confederacy.
And remember, it's not just confederate stuff that's being erased. They want statues of Christopher Columbus gone, for example.
Sounds wonderful. Too bad thats 1) not why they were erected in the first place, nor 2) why many conservatives want them put back up.
Simply being old does not make something a treasure.
I've said at the time - happy to put them in museums or cemeteries. They shouldn't be in public squares.
We’ve come up with an approach here in va. Removed from Richmond and other places. Now scv is building their own memorial park, with their own money, which people can visit or not as they choose.
