Leaving aside your grievous Southside slander

I'd guess most Richmond-area tourist spending isn't statue-related -- Fuzzy Dunlop 06/04/2020 11:49AM

All that's true. Sad to see Monument Ave suffer the -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 11:52AM

There could always replace them with more relevant monuments. ** -- graycalhoo 06/04/2020 12:56PM

I hear you but Richmond is about as relevant as it gets when viewed -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 1:03PM

But the historical narrative is wrong in this case. An entire street -- graycalhoo 06/04/2020 1:48PM

Racism and Slavery. Nothing a bulldozer can't cure. That's great. -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 2:08PM

It will be rewritten. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 2:09PM

Do people actually go to Richmond to see the statues? ** -- HoosWillWin 06/04/2020 11:41AM

Here's a bold idea: build a new museum that focuses on Richmond's history -- WahooRQ 06/04/2020 11:38AM

You mean like this? Link.... -- SixerHoo 06/04/2020 12:45PM

So in 5th Grade in 1975 I went to the Richmond Confederate Museum -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 1:22PM

The Museum of the Confederacy was, long ago, in the White House of the -- 221 Dabney 06/04/2020 2:02PM

Yeah, that's right. They were right next to each other near MCV. -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 2:05PM

Give me an email address, & I'll send you a bunch of photos, etc. of a -- 221 Dabney 06/04/2020 2:26PM

My handle at y a h o o d o t c o m -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 2:29PM

There used to be a building near MCV -- SixerHoo 06/04/2020 1:55PM

I remember that building vividly. Like a mini-UHall. The first -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 2:16PM

Yup. ** -- SixerHoo 06/04/2020 2:19PM

Thank you. -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 1:58PM

Yep, just reopened last year. ** -- graycalhoo 06/04/2020 12:57PM

This is exactly what should be done. And anyone upset by it doesn't have -- HokieSignGuy 06/04/2020 11:46AM

That could be pretty cool if well done. I'd go. ** -- HoosWillWin 06/04/2020 11:42AM

Great restaurants/food scene? microbreweries? Virginia Museum of Fine Arts? -- southdenverhoo 06/04/2020 11:34AM

Leaving aside your grievous Southside slander -- darkstar 06/04/2020 12:29PM

I was just kidding around about Southside. If I lived in Richmond I'd -- southdenverhoo 06/04/2020 12:55PM

I hope businesses survive the shutdown and current delay to reopening ** -- CAVern 06/04/2020 11:47AM

Restaurant inside seating can return to the Commonwealth tomorrow. -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 11:53AM

Not in Richmond, they can't. not tomorrow ** -- CAVern 06/04/2020 12:53PM

My big bad. NOVa and Richmond 1 phase behind. Will ya'll have -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 12:54PM

I'm not Richmond, but I have friends there and pay attention, they are -- CAVern 06/04/2020 1:00PM

Missed opportunity -- Stimp 06/04/2020 11:16AM

It's affront to Virginia to remove these. Pathetic. ** -- ryno hoo 06/04/2020 11:10AM

Seriously? Is Virginia REALLY completely defined by our loser confederate -- HokieSignGuy 06/04/2020 11:31AM

Lee is one of the greatest Virginians. Virginians honored him -- ryno hoo 06/04/2020 11:48AM

White Virginians longing for the good old days when the -- 111Balz 06/04/2020 12:32PM

Gracious, If we envision a world in which slavery still existed, -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 2:31PM

Troll. ** -- hoothat 06/04/2020 12:54PM

That actually was kinda humorous. ;-) ** -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 12:56PM

The operative question is for what is he celebrated and is that a valid -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 12:05PM

He did a lot to ease tensions post-war... -- hoothat 06/04/2020 12:29PM

Myth of the Lost Cause -- DanTheFan 06/04/2020 2:37PM

Then lets put that all in context. Unfortunately, the biggest decision he -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 12:36PM

Yes, let's put it in context. -- hoothat 06/04/2020 12:44PM

Either side? That may be the most disingenuous argument ever posted here. -- SixerHoo 06/04/2020 12:55PM

No, it isn't. -- hoothat 06/04/2020 1:03PM

Its complicated to be sure, but i don't think most of the people who are -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 12:55PM

Not after the CW... -- hoothat 06/04/2020 1:01PM

Humans evolve. It is inevitable that we will judge others by -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 1:09PM

Yeah,comparing Lee to Nazis is where you jumped the shark. -- hoothat 06/04/2020 1:15PM

But those German soldiers fought for the Nazi cause, just as confederates -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 1:19PM

And one correction... -- hoothat 06/04/2020 1:44PM

The cause? The cause of Virginia seceding was because of what again? -- hoothat 06/04/2020 1:24PM

The cause of Virginia seceding was Lincoln's call to arms to fight Southern -- 221 Dabney 06/04/2020 3:18PM

I'll let others who know more about history than me address that, but -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 1:28PM

Seems insincere? SMH. -- hoothat 06/04/2020 1:35PM

I'm interested what role you think slavery played in the civil war ** -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 2:11PM

Role? ** -- hoothat 06/04/2020 5:08PM

I'm trying to understand your position. If you don't want to engage, that's -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 5:10PM

Read what Dabney posted above. ** -- hoothat 06/04/2020 5:11PM

Ok, that's a lot to digest ** -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 5:14PM

That is what I said in my posts... ** -- hoothat 06/04/2020 5:15PM

African Americans are Virginians too - maybe think about that ** -- HptHokie 06/04/2020 11:53AM

Like a lunch pail? (TIC). ** -- Mad Bowl Hoo 06/04/2020 11:36AM

Hey, that would actually be pretty Sweet. -- HokieSignGuy 06/04/2020 11:44AM

Arguing that statues should stay for commercial reasons is not compelling ** -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 11:08AM

Hmmm, ok. Saying they're offensive shouldn't be either. But -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 11:15AM

To me, removing Lee's statue is actually honoring his memory and legacy. -- JohnHoo2 06/04/2020 11:25AM

We couldn't just add some imagery and context to the location to possibly -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 11:31AM

Plenty of imagery and context has been added in the last week or so. -- SixerHoo 06/04/2020 1:07PM

You know, you're on to something. Perfect reflection of who runs -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 1:10PM

There are as many black citizens in Richmond as white ones. ** -- SixerHoo 06/04/2020 1:13PM

I don't know the race of the graffiti artists so forgive me for not -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 1:22PM

You posted “perfect reflection of who runs the city.” The -- SixerHoo 06/04/2020 1:41PM

That's cool. I was just food for fodder. I'm disgusted with the events in -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 1:56PM

That's possible, but that isn't what you asked. -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 11:34AM

The Governor just said ‘we need to be honest about our past’. Okay, how -- Mad Bowl Hoo 06/04/2020 11:25AM

So, to me, this opens up an interesting wormhole on how Lynchburg imploded. -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 11:50AM

I think not having to look at a statue of Robert E.Lee might improve -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 11:22AM

Ok, you took the easy answer. Do remember Jay Leno's man on the street? -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 11:28AM

People know what Lee stood for. The Confederacy. -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 11:31AM

Thanks counselor. The same could be said for your assumption. Not a good -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 11:39AM

If there is a statue of Adolf Eichmann outside Dachau, is it less offensive -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 11:46AM

Of course that's an oversimplification, but I am not an historian. Perhaps -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 11:41AM

The actual historians recommended leaving and contextualizing -- HoosGuy 06/04/2020 11:50AM

IIRC they recommended removing Jefferson Davis. ** -- SixerHoo 06/04/2020 1:17PM

Fine with me. ** -- Plano Hoo 06/04/2020 11:51AM

Hollywood Cemetery? ** -- Mad Bowl Hoo 06/04/2020 11:06AM

This I like.. ** -- hoobedda 06/04/2020 11:11AM

Why not just put them in a museum -- UVALAX121 06/04/2020 11:05AM

Museum or battlefields makes the most sense. ** -- SchmHoo 06/04/2020 11:44AM

Agreed. -- fphoo 06/04/2020 11:08AM

Here is an interesting article I just found -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 10:57AM

That would not be wise to bring them to his small town. Their costs for -- HokieSignGuy 06/04/2020 11:25AM

I drive through Crewe often. -- hoothat 06/04/2020 11:11AM

Been down there for traveling Baseball events. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 11:13AM

They have a nice collection of Old houses but there also appears to be -- hoothat 06/04/2020 11:20AM

460 from Lynchburg to Richmond ain't much going on. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 06/04/2020 11:21AM

Leaving aside your grievous Southside slander

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