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Capital City Hoo

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Statue removed in Gainesville FL


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This one is interesting. Like the monument in Orlando, this one commemorates the 'generic' Confederate soldier. Again, I was a lot less offended than many by these Especially those remembering the soldier v Confederate leaders. But the silence from the "pride not prejudice" crowd and the UDAC (and similar organizations) over the last few days has been deafening- they are the ones that should be most offended by this recent affront on their "heritage" by these right wing whack jobs. At this point, I'm fine just getting rid of them quickly if the only people that *really* seem to care about their preservation is the alt right. Fuck those guys (many of whom seem to be midwesterners anyhow).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out in places like Richmond. I also worry about the slippery slope, where people want to get rid of anything and everything pertaining to the earlier years of this nation. Where will we, as a society, draw the line? Its hard to erase history, and its easy to throw the baby out with the bathwater I also think an emboldened set of 'deplorables' will find something else to rally around whether we have the statues or not.
[Post edited by Capital City Hoo at 08/15/2017 12:07AM]

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Posted: 08/14/2017 at 11:34PM



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Statue removed in Gainesville FL -- Capital City Hoo 08/14/2017 11:34PM
  The hysteria regarding statue removal is wrongheaded. -- Chuck Taylor 08/15/2017 09:16AM
  Well said. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 08/15/2017 09:23AM
  Time to get Lee and Jeff Davis out of Statuary Hall ** -- DanTheFan 08/15/2017 08:51AM
  Heck, most kids (people?) today cannot tell you... -- PhillyHoo 08/15/2017 07:47AM
  Pre-Civil War statues should be safe -- WahooMatt05 08/15/2017 06:58AM
  Oh please, that's ridiculous ** -- 111Balz 08/15/2017 08:10AM
  Is it? (link) -- Tuckahokie 08/15/2017 08:27AM
  Yes, it is ** -- 111Balz 08/15/2017 08:55AM
  Voting Rights Act? -- DanTheFan 08/15/2017 08:48AM
  Medicare, medicaid...smh ** -- 111Balz 08/15/2017 09:09AM
  Will be interesting to see where this all leads -- dajoka004 08/15/2017 06:08AM
  I'm fine taking down any statue of a traitor ** -- wahoo138 08/15/2017 02:14AM
  Lol. The people that are living now had nothing to do -- Hokieesith 08/15/2017 08:50AM
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