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cyclonefence

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3. Can you point me to a photo of one

Mon Aug 21, 2017, 02:34 PM

Aug 2017

of these statues that has some artistic merit, that isn't the same tired old man on a horse? Do any of them evince any imagination on the part of the sculptor? Are any of them the creations of artists we know of?

Or are they mass-produced kitsch, churned out in "classical" style to make the losers feel good about the "nobility" of their fucking cause?

Destroy them all. Unless someone can show me a reason to preserve them, based purely on artistic merit.

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We Need to Move, Not Destroy, Confederate Monuments [View all] Coventina Aug 2017 OP

Keep the statues of the soldiers. DURHAM D Aug 2017 #1

Most of 'em aren't "art", they're cheap, mass-produced junk (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Aug 2017 #2

Were they WalMart-Chinese imports? Throck Aug 2017 #6

Close, anyway Spider Jerusalem Aug 2017 #8

Can you point me to a photo of one cyclonefence Aug 2017 #3

I think in Wedowee, Alabama there's a nude statue of Stonewall Jackson. trof Aug 2017 #33

Well, let's save that one cyclonefence Aug 2017 #34

Statues of a generic Confederate soldier at a cemetary is fine by me. Kaleva Aug 2017 #4

Yes move them into the Atlantic Ocean. The_Casual_Observer Aug 2017 #5

Move them but kick them off those very tall pedistals. Jim Beard Aug 2017 #7

Move them to a war museum muntrv Aug 2017 #9

Those that have artistic value and/or historical significance The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #10

at one point the confederate and union statues were identical .... kwassa Aug 2017 #11

What about the American destruction of statues in Iraq? malaise Aug 2017 #12

I am against the destruction of all art. I was especially disturbed by Americans Coventina Aug 2017 #15

It wasn't merely destruction - there was massive malaise Aug 2017 #18

Agreed. N/T Coventina Aug 2017 #20

The Eglin Marbles are still in London. guillaumeb Aug 2017 #30

I do think... spicysista Aug 2017 #13

Agreed. That's why I agree with moving them from public monuments. Coventina Aug 2017 #17

oh... spicysista Aug 2017 #22

I totally agree with what you are saying. I think the monuments need to be removed Coventina Aug 2017 #26

Something like the Holocaust Museum would be appropriate. sagesnow Aug 2017 #28

Statues at cemeteries, museums and historical sites, I'm cool with. Calista241 Aug 2017 #14

I think the one here in town wasn't installed with the intention to oppress and offend, but it does LeftInTX Aug 2017 #23

A lot of these statues are cheap castings gratuitous Aug 2017 #16

Put them All The River Aug 2017 #19

In Nevada where they dispose of nuclear waste was my idea. But it would not be fair to Nevadans. kerry-is-my-prez Aug 2017 #35

Having visited museums that are dedicated to educating visitors as to the atrocities that have diva77 Aug 2017 #21

Just go buy yourself a Franklin Mint Civil War chess set and let it go... Johonny Aug 2017 #24

I disagree. Statues have to be destroyed NCDem777 Aug 2017 #25

You just did an excellent job of giving context to what these statues represent - I think it would diva77 Aug 2017 #27

It's what the Hungarians did with all their Soviet era memorials Warpy Aug 2017 #29

i dont think removing the statues will make ppls forget. drray23 Aug 2017 #31

That's what University of Texas just did. They took their Confederate statues pnwmom Aug 2017 #32