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Hekate

(90,189 posts)
7. Those statues were erected to "show the black man his place," to remind whites of a "glorious" past
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 01:22 PM
Aug 2017

"The South shall rise again" -- wtf do you think that means, exactly, to racists who repeat it?

What possible "electoral damage" can be done to Democrats that has not already been done by the illegitimate presidency of Red Don?

What "extremes" are there among progressives? Do tell. The other side has got guns, assault rifles, and a bellyfull of hate. What have we got? Clergy linking arms, candlelight vigils?

The Nazis and KKK came looking for riots and murder, and they did not succeed. They did not succeed. There were some fights that broke out under extreme provocation, but there was no riot in Charlottesville that day.

Resist! If not now -- when?

Good start dalton99a Aug 2017 #1
It would be interesting to coorelate these removals The Mouth Aug 2017 #2
Welcome to DU, The Mouth. calimary Aug 2017 #6
TO WHAT? The Mouth Aug 2017 #10
I'd prefer to read about Gen Lee in historical texts LanternWaste Aug 2017 #12
interesting take. The Mouth Aug 2017 #14
The mistake Blackjackdavey Aug 2017 #37
Well put The Mouth Aug 2017 #38
Those statues were erected to "show the black man his place," to remind whites of a "glorious" past Hekate Aug 2017 #7
Good points.... The Mouth Aug 2017 #11
Andrew Jackson did not go to war with our country to preserve slavery. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #28
Yeah, agree The Mouth Aug 2017 #32
Your concern is duly noted. nt SunSeeker Aug 2017 #33
Glad you don't care about 2018 The Mouth Aug 2017 #39
Oh but I do care. I think us not staking out a moral position will hurt us more in 2018. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #40
I intend to, thanks :-) The Mouth Aug 2017 #41
American Nazis, the KKK, and White Supremacists are billh58 Aug 2017 #43
Please show me where *I* did any such comparison. The Mouth Aug 2017 #44
Thank you very much billh58 Aug 2017 #49
Tactics Blackjackdavey Aug 2017 #53
Your last line: well spotted. Hekate Aug 2017 #46
It never ends. nt SunSeeker Aug 2017 #50
COLORADO petition to: Remove Sand Creek Massacres' Architect's Statue from State Capitol CrispyQ Aug 2017 #3
I don't see Pennsylvania listed Orrex Aug 2017 #4
there are Confederate memorials at Gettysburg, of course ... kwassa Aug 2017 #18
Yeah, but not "Let us revere these titans in perpetuity"-style monuments Orrex Aug 2017 #19
This one is a bit much. kwassa Aug 2017 #21
Oh, puke. Orrex Aug 2017 #22
Sexist too, from the Daughters of the Confederacy no less, barefoot & nipples. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #23
I know, looks like guy on the left is attempting a pussy grab flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #24
We have some in Galveston too, where Juneteenth began. nt Lisa0825 Aug 2017 #5
What do they do with them? question everything Aug 2017 #8
Nathan Bedford Forrest The Mouth Aug 2017 #16
There's also a state park named after him. Lars39 Aug 2017 #17
Yes. Many were erected long after the Civil War at the dawn of marybourg Aug 2017 #34
amazing, isn't it? The Mouth Aug 2017 #42
What better time than when black soldiers returned from fighting WWI in Europe on America's ... Hekate Aug 2017 #47
The Heather Heyer effect. ffr Aug 2017 #9
Keeping these statues because "HISTORY" is bull shit ciaobaby Aug 2017 #13
and interestingly (and I did not know this until recently) The Mouth Aug 2017 #15
To be honest Lithos Aug 2017 #27
Maryland, four down, two to go. kwassa Aug 2017 #20
I don't understand why Taney had a statue to begin with, or why he's considered "confederate" Calista241 Aug 2017 #25
"His sole claim to fame was authoring the horrendous Dred Scott decision." shanny Aug 2017 #29
Banality of Evil Lithos Aug 2017 #30
He was chief justice for a long time. Not confederate, but extremely racist. kwassa Aug 2017 #31
So Trump is pissed about this? yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #26
It's time for these memorials to erode away . . . MrModerate Aug 2017 #35
Last night my city commissioners voted to remove our memorial. Delmette2.0 Aug 2017 #36
I'm generally not a fan of DeminPennswoods Aug 2017 #45
WWI was a hundred years ago. African American soldiers were returning home and needed reminding... Hekate Aug 2017 #48
A bit off point, but you do know that Germans/German Americans DeminPennswoods Aug 2017 #51
Sure do. But at what point were Germans dragged here in chains and made hereditary slaves? Hekate Aug 2017 #54
This is an example of the hysteria is currently gripping everyone... DeminPennswoods Aug 2017 #52
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