Regarding The Flap Over Confederate Statues

[Thumpalumpacus]

Just so we're clear, I don't think of you that way at all. In the few years we've been interacting you've struck me as a decent and well-informed man, and not given over to extremism of any sort.

If something I wrote in this thread caused you to think I hold that opinion of you, you have my sincere apologies. I assure you I do not. We simply disagree on how the topic at hand should be handled, and I'm fine with that.

Thanks, Thumpy. I do try to keep the nuances of the issue in mind, but evidently, that didn't exactly work out this time.

I don't fault you for trying. As I said before, we just see it differently. To my mind, the historical nuances aren't germane insofar as those nuances aren't the reason for erecting the statues in the first place in almost every case.

And that means that it didn't change my mind. There are plenty of other readers and no doubt your points may be more convincing to them.