In Berlin, I saw memorials to the Jewish people killed by Nazis, the Roma people killed by Nazis, the homosexuals killed by Nazis.
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Today I'll walk past Confederate monuments in my town, where a handful of days ago people chanted Nazi slogans.
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There is no principled defense for this in a civilized nation in 2017.
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This is the memorial for the homosexuals persecuted by the Nazis. Its monolithic structure conveys the weight of living as a queer.pic.twitter.com/5dvFswbBig
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Through a window, its only external feature, you can see a film of queer couples displaying affection. A peek into private life.
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Living queer is still so often something done privately because of persecution like this. That's why we need these in this world.
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We don't need statues to Robert E. Lee.
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It'll take a lot of bulldozers but just think of the economic stimulus!
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but this is why we memorialize them – America still doesn't believe they were evil. We still claim that legacy.
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It is sad. We must do everything possible to ensure this never repeats.
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It's especially laughable when the removals are somehow compared to book burning. As if the statues are our only way to remember the period
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BUT, BUT, without all those statues of Hitler in midtown Manhattan, surely we'd forget WWII.


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Can you imagine if we treated southern plantations like Europe treats concentration camps instead of romanticizing them?
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Best way I've seen this said. You win Twitter today!
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True, but National Guard regiments that fought on the Confederate side are entitled to campaign streamers on their US Army flag colors.
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You said it in a way that made me see it all very differently. Thank you for that.
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Absolutely right and powerfully said.
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We've got some big Soviet memorials, though. One has engraved quotes from Stalin and everything.
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