The whole Dixie worship thing has always been about loyalty to a lost, immoral cause. A cause that declared men and women to be denied equality and opportunity for no reason other than their race. And the folks on the alt-right, the Klan, the white nationalists and the neo-nazis want to maintain and revive that immoral cause.
How many statues are there of Benedict Arnold? And other “Loyalists” of the Revolutionary War? Some of the latter were also brave. Some even opposed slavery. But they lost. And their cause was ultimately the perpetuation of a system that allowed the “gentry” to keep lording it over the common folk through privilege rather than merit.
It’s not about covering up history. That’s what the Dixie worship does. It’s about not allowing an immoral cause to be honored. That’s not “political correctness.” It’s moral action.
The whole Dixie worship thing has always been about loyalty to a lost, immoral cause. A cause that declared men and women to be denied equality and opportunity for no reason other than their race. And the folks on the alt-right, the Klan, the white nationalists and the neo-nazis want to maintain and revive that immoral cause.
How many statues are there of Benedict Arnold? And other “Loyalists” of the Revolutionary War? Some of the latter were also brave. Some even opposed slavery. But they lost. And their cause was ultimately the perpetuation of a system that allowed the “gentry” to keep lording it over the common folk through privilege rather than merit.
It’s not about covering up history. That’s what the Dixie worship does. It’s about not allowing an immoral cause to be honored. That’s not “political correctness.” It’s moral action.