RE: Leftists Purging History or Al Queda in America
August 19, 2017 at 3:39 pm
(This post was last modified: August 19, 2017 at 3:40 pm by KevinM1.)
Yeah, the common counter-argument is "Well, many of the Founders owned slaves, and you celebrate them!" But, we don't celebrate them for their slave ownership, but rather despite it. And, as someone who's lived all their life in one of the original colonies, I'd actually have no problem removing statues of Washington, Jefferson, et al. because the ideas of liberty are more important than the men who were often self-contradictory regarding actual liberty. I also feel that the quasi-religious deference we have for them is dangerous.
More to the point: we don't celebrate losers. That may sound harsh, but celebrating people on the losing side of a civil war - especially when that side's motive was to perpetuate a slave state - is unique. You can point to the generalized bravery of people willing to die to defend their homes, but whatever nobility is derived from that pales in comparison to slavery and the generations of racism - oppressive and often violent - in the aftermath.
And let's not kid ourselves. These symbols were largely created to remind the black population of their place in Southern society. They were cheaply and hastily built during Jim Crow as an expression of ubiquitous white power. That's the heritage on display. It's not only a reverence for those who died supporting an ignoble cause, but a demonstration of the still-remaining power of the white population in contrast to the black.
None of it is worth saving, outside of a museum or two where slavery and the culture around it are rightfully presented in the most negative light. Everything else should be torn down.
Museums serve this purpose.
More to the point: we don't celebrate losers. That may sound harsh, but celebrating people on the losing side of a civil war - especially when that side's motive was to perpetuate a slave state - is unique. You can point to the generalized bravery of people willing to die to defend their homes, but whatever nobility is derived from that pales in comparison to slavery and the generations of racism - oppressive and often violent - in the aftermath.
And let's not kid ourselves. These symbols were largely created to remind the black population of their place in Southern society. They were cheaply and hastily built during Jim Crow as an expression of ubiquitous white power. That's the heritage on display. It's not only a reverence for those who died supporting an ignoble cause, but a demonstration of the still-remaining power of the white population in contrast to the black.
None of it is worth saving, outside of a museum or two where slavery and the culture around it are rightfully presented in the most negative light. Everything else should be torn down.
(August 19, 2017 at 3:25 pm)LastPoet Wrote:(August 19, 2017 at 3:15 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: Snowflake: someone who whines when statues of seditious traitors who fought for the institutions of slavery are finally taken down.
I am of the opinion of not erasing memories from fascist dumbfucks to preserve them. I don't want to preserve them as idols, just as a reminder of what they did before, lest we forget.
Example: Should we level down Auchwitz because of the atrocities commited there or shall we keep it to remind future generations?
Museums serve this purpose.
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"
