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No one is saying take them out of the history books. They are saying "We don't want them being HONORED." Like the people on the current Ban All Confederate Names from places and bases in the south. They weren't honored for being slaveholders. They were honored for their accomplishments. So to me it makes no sense to stop honoring them. But that will be their argument. We don't honor him because he owned slaves, made his wealth off slaves, treated slaves like ... slaves.
Perception is everything, my perception of the statues is far different than yours. I don't look at them as honoring them, I look at them as a reminder.No one is saying take them out of the history books. They are saying "We don't want them being HONORED." Like the people on the current Ban All Confederate Names from places and bases in the south. They weren't honored for being slaveholders. They were honored for their accomplishments. So to me it makes no sense to stop honoring them. But that will be their argument. We don't honor him because he owned slaves, made his wealth off slaves, treated slaves like ... slaves.
No one is saying take them out of the history books. They are saying "We don't want them being HONORED." Like the people on the current Ban All Confederate Names from places and bases in the south. They weren't honored for being slaveholders. They were honored for their accomplishments. So to me it makes no sense to stop honoring them. But that will be their argument. We don't honor him because he owned slaves, made his wealth off slaves, treated slaves like ... slaves.
Perception is everything, my perception of the statues is far different than yours. I don't look at them as honoring them, I look at them as a reminder.No one is saying take them out of the history books. They are saying "We don't want them being HONORED." Like the people on the current Ban All Confederate Names from places and bases in the south. They weren't honored for being slaveholders. They were honored for their accomplishments. So to me it makes no sense to stop honoring them. But that will be their argument. We don't honor him because he owned slaves, made his wealth off slaves, treated slaves like ... slaves.
Do you live in the south? If not fuck offNo one is saying take them out of the history books. They are saying "We don't want them being HONORED." Like the people on the current Ban All Confederate Names from places and bases in the south. They weren't honored for being slaveholders. They were honored for their accomplishments. So to me it makes no sense to stop honoring them. But that will be their argument. We don't honor him because he owned slaves, made his wealth off slaves, treated slaves like ... slaves.