*Terrorists erect statue of Bin Laden at World Trade Center*
“This is a war monument. You can’t tear it down. Those who destroy history are doomed to repeat it.”
Aside from Robert E. Lee freeing his slaves and only fighting for his State not the CSA. (Along with being a goddamn hero) Made to remind people of the mistakes of the past, fighting for what they believed in, refusing to go down without a fight. But hey ignore historical context and what that civil war represents it was all just about slavery and not a complicated issue where slavery was just the final straw and the North declared on the CSA weeks after they left the Union. Historical context and facts are lost on many these days apparently, that justifies terrorism from anarcho-communists like Antifa who even the Neo-Nazi’s say are the reason their numbers are growing.
There was no winner in that war, just young men dying to defend their families.
Also remember to ignore the fact this was 2 groups one group of degenerates protesting with a permit the other coming without a permit with the intention to loot, riot and attack.
I’m glad you brought up the subject of historical context. It’s quite relevant to the subject at hand. However, I’m talking about a much more recent history.
It’s the historical context of the actual erection of the statues. You see, the overwhelming majority of statues commemorating prominent confederate figures were not constructed after the war in 1865. We wouldn’t see a trend to manufacture and post them for thirty years- and yes, the statues were mostly made from molds and casts, not the traditional artistic methods for public art. The biggest surges of these statues coming in 1910s and 1950s. However, unlike their preceeding statues which mostly focused on the soldiers or commemorating a particular battle or event, these statues were predominantly of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in their Confederate uniforms and Jefferson Davis. Even at the time of their creation, critics panned the monuments as “glorifications of the cause of the Civil War.”
The reason these dates are so important is because of the context. The surge of statues in the 1910s also conveniently lined up with the Women’s Sufferage movement. Again, in the 1950s, it aligned with the Civil Rights movement. You can’t go on talking about context while yourself ignoring that these statues glorifying confederate leaders and generals were being placed in front of government buildings at the peaks of women and blacks being openly persecuted.
Also, you may be surprised to hear that the counter-protestors DID have a permit. I know, 45 said they didn’t but it wouldn’t be the first time he’s been caught in a bald-faced lie.