Should Confederate War Memorials/Statues Be Abolished?

Discussion in 'Politics' started by vanzandt, Aug 12, 2017.

  1. fhl

    fhl

    More room now:




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    #151     Aug 18, 2017
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  2. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark


    Long-Toppled Statue of King George III to Ride Again, From a Brooklyn Studio


    This statue is not destined to be turned into ammunition. Instead, it will serve as the centerpiece of a historical tableau at the Museum of the American Revolution, now under construction in Philadelphia, which is to open next April.
     
    #152     Aug 18, 2017
  3. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #153     Aug 19, 2017
  4. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    This statue offends me! I want it removed!!!!

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    #154     Aug 19, 2017
  5. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    #155     Aug 19, 2017
  6. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #156     Aug 19, 2017
  7. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    Far outweighs any good he might have done


    "In 1857 the Court heard Dred Scott v. Sandford, and its decision is considered to have been an indirect cause of the Civil War.[12]"



    "The court also declared the Missouri Compromise (1820) unconstitutional, thus permitting slavery in all of the country's territories."


    "The Missouri Compromise was effectively repealed in the Kansas–Nebraska Act, and declared unconstitutional in Dred Scott v. Sandford. This increased tensions over slavery and eventually led to the Civil War."
     
    #157     Aug 19, 2017
  8. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...46ce4b0e8cc855df9f9?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

    Duke University Is Removing The Robert E. Lee Statue From Its Chapel

    Students made clear they don’t want the Confederate monument.

    By Andy Campbell


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    Duke University authorized the removal of a Gen. Robert E. Lee statue from the front of its chapel Saturday after students made very clear they don’t want the Confederate monument there anymore.

    Vincent Price, president of Duke University, said on the university website that he made the decision with “strong support of the Board of Trustees” after the monument was defaced on Wednesday.

    “I took this course of action to protect Duke Chapel, to ensure the vital safety of students and community members who worship there, and above all to express the deep and abiding values of our university,” Price said in the post Saturday.


     
    #158     Aug 19, 2017
  9. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    While you are at it why don't you tear down all the statues of our founding fathers, judges, and presidents who owned slaves. Wipe their names off of buildings as well as currency. Let's completely erase and re-write history.
     
    #159     Aug 19, 2017


  10. Perhaps we should revoke the Declaration of Independence given the fact that the great experiment in democracy has proven to be such a tragic mistake.

    I am not ready to give the colonies back to Great Britain, but because I am flexible kind of guy, I am willing to give New Jersey back just as a good will gesture.
     
    #160     Aug 19, 2017