@vivify saidSo if this statue was in the South, R.E. Lee does not represent a war hero?
Robert E. Lee in a museum depicting the Civil War = Art.
Lee's statue in the middle of town showing him as a hero = redneckery.
I suppose the same point of view should be applied to the carving of Crazy Horse being made in South Dakota.
10 Jul 21
@shavixmir saidStatues of Columbus are being pulled down, too. I understand why. The Conquistadors who came after him slaughtered the natives by the millions, with no compunction.
The statue has been removed.
Obviously I oppose the censorship or removal of art. But if it can irritate the extreme-right, I’ll make an exception.
10 Jul 21
@shavixmir saidRobert E Lee is quoted as saying that there should be NO monuments .
The statue has been removed.
Obviously I oppose the censorship or removal of art. But if it can irritate the extreme-right, I’ll make an exception.
And I agree .
10 Jul 21
@eladar saidNot in Charlottesville, where the statue was removed.
So if this statue was in the South, R.E. Lee does not represent a war hero?
You remember Charlottesville, right? Where white supremacists marched openly in the streets chanting anti-Semitic rhetoric? Take a wild guess why someone who fought to keep slavery is a "hero" there.
10 Jul 21
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@vivify saidRE Lee is not a Civil War hero for people in Virginia? What state did R.E. Lee fight for in the Civil War?
Not in Charlottesville, where the statue was removed.
You remember Charlottesville, right? Where white supremacists marched openly in the streets chanting anti-Semitic rhetoric? Take a wild guess why someone who fought to keep slavery is a "hero" there.
How uneducated can you be?
