(January 19, 2022 at 2:42 pm)Spongebob Wrote:The statue should be displayed anywhere people want it to be displayed.(January 19, 2022 at 2:15 pm)Ranjr Wrote: I never thought I would see hicks and rednecks deify a yankee con man. I don't want to insult the progeny of slaves nor impede their progress toward equality, but can we have at least one Robert E. Lee statue? These folks need something to look up to. Better a dead racist than a live demagogue.
Its an interesting issue. We certainly don't want to dismiss or hide history and Lee's military prowess is definitely something to be acknowledged. What we don't want to do is honor anyone who took part in the Confederacy with monuments. That's not something to be celebrated. I don't believe there's any danger of Lee's accomplishments being lost to history and there are very appropriate places for historical items to be displayed. The lawn of city hall is not that place.
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