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Old 08-16-2017, 12:26 PM
 
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I don't see anyone getting a vote. Baltimore took them down in the middle of the night. Anyone here from Baltimore vote on that?
As we are a representative republic rather than a true democracy, I would assume the duly elected representatives of Baltimore did.
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Old 08-16-2017, 12:26 PM
 
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Robert E. Lee opposed Confederate monuments | PBS NewsHour

It's worth noting Lee himself felt that there should not be monuments to the confederacy
That's not unusual. My Dad was a Marine in WWII and had a cigar box full of medals. He was invited to the WWII Memorial dedication in Washington DC all expenses paid and turned them down flat. He wanted nothing to do with anyone who wants to glorify war. He hated it, would never talk about it. He could be in a room full of guys talking about their service and would not say a word. I saw it myself.
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Old 08-16-2017, 12:27 PM
 
Location: Keller, TX
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(literally no one is calling for this)
Progress takes time. You can't just jump to that. Or are you suggesting no one would ever call for that?
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Old 08-16-2017, 12:30 PM
 
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I don't see anyone getting a vote. Baltimore took them down in the middle of the night. Anyone here from Baltimore vote on that?
City council is the legislative body of Baltimore and they unanimously voted to remove the monuments.
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Old 08-16-2017, 12:41 PM
 
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
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This is a weak, slippery slope argument.
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Old 08-16-2017, 12:45 PM
 
Location: North Carolina
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MSNBC has spoken!! CNN has spoken!!! Obama tweeted something Mandela once said!!! The time is NOW to be OFFENDED!!!!!! Come on girls, grab a side!! Tear down all the monuments!!! We are TIRED of pigeons pooping on these things and we're NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!! Pout in all the streets!!!! NOT MY PRESIDENT NOT MY PRESIDENT!!!!

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Old 08-16-2017, 12:56 PM
 
Location: Here
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Because after the Civil War their priority was to kill/displace native Americans off the land to make it safe for white, Christian settlers. Seems pretty offensive to me.
The problem with the Civil War is that for the Confederacy, it was at least in part a war fought to preserve the institution of slavery. In the year 2017, that is seen as an immoral motive. I can see the problem with statues honoring those who supported that effort. Indians wars were somewhat different in that there were no geographic boundary lines guiding white settlers, and Indian attacks were not uncommon. So though there were differences in technology and eventually, in numbers, American military battles against the Indians is a different prospect. The immorality of it is not clear-cut. Fighting against Hitler would not have that same issue, obviously.
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Old 08-16-2017, 01:19 PM
 
Location: Georgia
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All statues of anyone should be torn down- I am offended!!!
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Old 08-16-2017, 01:26 PM
 
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All statues of anyone should be torn down- I am offended!!!
Cool, now all you need is a majority of votes of your elected representatives to agree with you.
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Old 08-16-2017, 01:27 PM
 
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All statues of anyone should be torn down- I am offended!!!
I could see these snowflakes voting for a law that makes it illegal to make a statue of someone without making a statue for everyone! Imagine that, 300 million statues in America!
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