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A GOP Missouri state representative appeared to suggest the statue of former President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial should be removed if statues of "reprehensible" people, like Confederate General Robert E. Lee, were taken down.
"If we insist on tearing down statues of reprehensible people, let's at least be fair and balanced about it," Missouri State Rep. Tony Lovasco said in a tweet Thursday. Lovasco attached to the tweet a photo of the statue of Lincoln seen at the forefront of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
The tweet was in a response to a video that showed the large statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee atop a horse being removed in Richmond, Virginia, earlier this week. The 12-ton statue was the largest remaining statue honoring the Confederacy in the US and was ordered removed by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, as Insider previously reported.
In the tweet, Lovasco did not explain how or why he viewed Lincoln as "reprehensible." In a follow-up tweet, the GOP state representative responded to critics of his earlier message who said his tweet implied he supported the Confederacy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/missouri-gop-lawmaker-suggests-lincoln-memorial-should-come-down-after-robert-e-lee-statue-is-removed-in-richmond/ar-AAOkRbQ
rurallib
(62,448 posts)Make7
(8,543 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,916 posts)Confederate flag & Party of Lincoln
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packman
(16,296 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,421 posts)through it no doubt
SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)to the U.S.
Rhiannon12866
(206,020 posts)Red Mountain
(1,737 posts)where everybody is a winner.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)East-A-Squared
(14,505 posts)hibbing
(10,109 posts)Shermann
(7,440 posts)...he mailed that one in.
keithbvadu2
(36,916 posts)Today's official republican position - Lincoln was our nation's greatest leader
From the 2004 GOP Platform - (I have not seen them change it.)
"One hundred and fifty years ago, Americans who had gathered to
protest the expansion of slavery gave birth to a political Party that
would save the Union - the Republican Party.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois carried the Republican banner
in the Presidential election and was elected the Party's first
President. He became our nation's greatest leader
and one of our
Party's greatest heroes. "
Many of today's republicans, especially Southern Heritage types, do not like the truth.
keithbvadu2
(36,916 posts)struggle4progress
(118,349 posts)MiniMe
(21,718 posts)Lincoln is TFG's favorite President
The Unmitigated Gall
(3,833 posts)Fucking confederate.
Suck Covid and die.
Takket
(21,628 posts)RainCaster
(10,915 posts)I bet he watches Faux News.
Fritz Walter
(4,292 posts)His use of the phrase "fair and balanced" was a not-so-subtle attempt to pander to the knuckle-dragging audience of Murdoch's Mahem. And, sadly, it will probably land him guest spots on some of their shit-shows as early as today.
Tomorrow at the latest.
At that point, he's already yesterday's news.
hadEnuf
(2,212 posts)representing them.
bucolic_frolic
(43,293 posts)if he didn't realize how this would play.
That being said, Lincoln had downside that is rarely examined. A handful of books have probed some of that, but they're not popular, even ones based on facts. Lincoln was complex in another era. I don't think we modern people understand the context of his upbringing,
the times he lived, the decisions he faced, what was allowable, normal, and legal at the time. Grift and graft was not well understood or on the radar. That's not to suggest Lincoln was involved in either, but some things that were legal then face ethical concerns and inquiries today. Sometimes you have to let history be history, because you cannot entirely judge the past by today's standards.
dalton99a
(81,590 posts)Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Grins
(7,231 posts)Remind me again what army Lincoln commanded, in combat, against the United States .?
Baitball Blogger
(46,758 posts)There is no element of surprise anymore.
marie999
(3,334 posts)He seems to be saying that for every statue of a reprehensible person we take down we should take down the statue of a great person.
Liberal In Texas
(13,576 posts)These people are so far out there they're beyond parody and satire.
Vinca
(50,304 posts)We could erect a monument to Trump, but we'd have to charge a fortune for admittance because he'd want a percentage. (That and the statue would have to have Ivanka sitting in his lap while the latest wife frowns in the background.)
Jimbo S
(2,960 posts)Last summer during peak of the BLM, a student leader at UW was advocating the removal of the iconic Lincoln statue on campus. Not sure if she was speaking for herself or representing her group.
Be careful what you say on here, it can go both ways.
I don't have a link handy, but will try to dig it up if requested.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,595 posts)And Tony Lovasco is Republican idiot. Oops, that's redundant.