Regarding The Flap Over Confederate Statues

[Pat Mustard]

That's what I was asking you dumb fuck when you replied to CJ,

"Statues on public property are maintained by tax dollars along with everything else on the property."

Since you're concerned over maintaining statues and monuments with taxpayers' money are you suggesting then that all statues and monuments of every kind on public property that are funded by taxpayers be removed....and as CJ pointed out to you will those taxpayer funded statues and monuments include the removal of those that are dedicated to MLK, Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln?

I'm wondering how anyone could possibly conclude that the statue's maintenance in the public square being paid for by taxpayers is the ONLY reason GS has a problem with confederate statues on the public square. How is it not glaringly obvious that he's objection is to CONFEDERATE monuments being maintained by taxpayer funds? There's nothing inconsistent about thinking monuments to traitors to the USA shouldn't be maintained at the expense of US taxpayers.

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I'm personally against the statue removal.  I'd also be against the removal of Hitler statues in Berlin.  I mean. . . you don't want to have too many of them, but seeing how important figures in history looked is interesting and educational.

This shit about things representing ideas is bullshit.  So General Lee was a slaveholder.  His statue isn't enslaving anyone, and its existence doesn't necessarily imply endorsement of slavery.  He was an important player in American history, and I see no problem with his image being displayed.  Now, I wouldn't call the park, "Southern Freedom Memorial Park" or something, but that's a different issue.

There are no monuments to Hitler in Berlin.

I can attest to that, as I'm in Berlin. The closest think they have to a statue of Hitler in the city is the original bell from the original belltower at the Olympiastadion still has its nazi symbology. Which the tourist board talking about the bell finds quite strange.