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[NEWS] Confederate monuments are being torn down in the South
LeisureSuit912:
--- Quote from: King Tøny on April 25, 2017, 01:00:53 PM ---No one is questioning the heavy police presence being used to remove these statues?
With snipers on rooftops?
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Probably because of the death threats the workers taking down the statue received
e-maxx:
--- Quote from: LeisureSuit912 on April 25, 2017, 12:57:13 PM ---Purpose being "let's remind people never to do the Holocaust again" vs. "we need to respect our heritage, it's about our Southern pride" I don't buy the comparison
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What if i told you. It's posssible to understand the historical significance of the civil war and not take pride in it.
Corderlain:
Revisionist history in full play. Hiding from history doomed us to repeat it. Also Democrats were the main players for the Confederates.
King Tøny:
--- Quote from: PhantOS on April 25, 2017, 01:02:04 PM ---people threatened to attack the workers
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People threatening to attack pro-Annoying Orange supporters at rallies, where is their protection?
LeisureSuit912:
--- Quote from: e-maxx on April 25, 2017, 01:03:10 PM ---What if i told you. It's posssible to understand the historical significance of the civil war and not take pride in it.
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That's not the reason they've kept them up for so long