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.
Statues are not history. Statues venerate the person, are erected to show respect and admiration for their life or work. Statues to traitors have no place in history. Remembering their treason is not done with statues. The statues are there to intimidate, and to pretend that there was something noble in the Civil War. It was about keeping other human beings slaves. PERIOD.
Well-spoken Baslim. We’ll never get past it. There’s no such thing as politically correct sore losers. Not until history is spoken of truely. Not until they stop idolizing the participants and treating them as Heroes held in pride. Slavery was evil. That is the whole point. End of story!
Awww does taking down loser racist statues hurt your little snowflake feelings? Should we put up statues of British Commanders? Hideki Tojo? How about some Nazi statues? I’m sure that would make you feel a lot better. Poor baby.
Darsan54 Premium Member over 6 years ago
Hating Nazis is frowned upon? Is Gorrell German?
braindead Premium Member over 6 years ago
It’s always so touching when racists claim to be victims of political correctness.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 6 years ago
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.
Ontman over 6 years ago
Try HISTORICAL correctness.
twclix over 6 years ago
@baslim…thanks for injecting clarity. It’s refreshing to see clear thinking.
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
Republicans have replaced political correctness with political evil.
red6235 over 6 years ago
Statues are not history. Statues venerate the person, are erected to show respect and admiration for their life or work. Statues to traitors have no place in history. Remembering their treason is not done with statues. The statues are there to intimidate, and to pretend that there was something noble in the Civil War. It was about keeping other human beings slaves. PERIOD.
THEPogo over 6 years ago
“When you start wiping out your history, sanitizing your history to make you feel better, iti is a bad thing”, Condoleeza Rice gets it!
Sadandconfused9 over 6 years ago
Well-spoken Baslim. We’ll never get past it. There’s no such thing as politically correct sore losers. Not until history is spoken of truely. Not until they stop idolizing the participants and treating them as Heroes held in pride. Slavery was evil. That is the whole point. End of story!
dogday Premium Member over 6 years ago
Is anybody wondering who’s behind all this pot-stirring? No, it’s not China. No, it’s not Russia. Keep thinking…
Mr. Blawt over 6 years ago
Awww does taking down loser racist statues hurt your little snowflake feelings? Should we put up statues of British Commanders? Hideki Tojo? How about some Nazi statues? I’m sure that would make you feel a lot better. Poor baby.
RAGs over 6 years ago
@starcandles, you can teach history without honoring the evil. It just takes honest history books and teachers.
DarleenMB Premium Member over 6 years ago
Too bad there isn’t a thumb’s down choice. How can anyone be so blind.