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Calista241

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14. Statues at cemeteries, museums and historical sites, I'm cool with.

Mon Aug 21, 2017, 03:23 PM

Aug 2017

And if they're remembering the fallen, and they're presented in the same context as WW2, Vietnam or other war memorials, I'm cool with them being on capitol grounds and such.

But statues of Roger Taney, Jefferson Davis, George Wallace, and other such ingrates need to go.

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and Robert E Lee were the preeminent military geniuses of their time. Their tactics are widely studied today by military academies so that future military officers can learn from the past and implement successful strategies that save lives. I wouldn't mind statues and remembrances of these men next to George Patton, Dwight Eisenhower, John Pershing or "Chesty" Puller.

But these statues have their place. If they're placed in a manner meant to oppress and offend, then they should be removed.

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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