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Leith

(7,807 posts)

9. It Doesn't - They Are Deflecting

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Wed Aug 16, 2017, 06:38 PM

Aug 2017

Removing the statue removes the constant reminder and veneration of a historical criminal.

It has nothing to do with who was a slave owner. It has everything to do with who deserves to be honored.

Don't fall for their usual frame changing, deflection, reversal of blame, or anything else of that sort.

Do. Not. Fall. For. It.

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How does taking down a statue "change history"? [View all] uppityperson Aug 2017 OP

It doesn't, seems like a strawman argument no? Americans shouldn't memorialize traitors IMHO uponit7771 Aug 2017 #1

Who said taking down the statues was to change history? Bladewire Aug 2017 #2

Chumpy was saying that during his latest crazy rant. MoonRiver Aug 2017 #4

Trump, white supremacists, Nazis, backers of them it's been a common thing the last couple days uppityperson Aug 2017 #5

Just another stupid statement from the Idiot in Chief. MoonRiver Aug 2017 #3

In a twisted way. Those statues serve to glorify and honor the confederate idiots for some kind The_Casual_Observer Aug 2017 #6

It doesn't change history. It changes the future, and that is what they are afraid of. Caliman73 Aug 2017 #7

Spot on take n/t Bradshaw3 Aug 2017 #8

It Doesn't - They Are Deflecting Leith Aug 2017 #9

Or culture, as Trump said Suburban Warrior Aug 2017 #10

When you look at Mt. Rushmore what do you think about? defacto7 Aug 2017 #11