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Those who destroy history are doomed to repeat the mistakes.....Bad move.■

History is not being destroyed. History is not a statue. History remains the same. The adoration of traitors who took up arms against the United States of America is nothing to be proud of. They were traitors.

You do realize the same could be said for the United States itself the founding fathers were British subjects who took up arms against Britain they were traitors to Britain the only reason why they're not called such is because they won,

The war between the north and south will not be replayed here. The facts remain... the south took up arms against the United States. That was treasonous. They did not win. The nation healed... and society evolved. 2\

Again treason is when you sell your nation to a foreign power Rebellion is when you take up arms against your nation big difference

No, you are wrong. The us code is quite clear. 18 U.S. Code § 2381 - Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason... 1\2

Even under even under this code the Confederacy still not guilty of treason,

The confederacy were guilty of treason. That is crystal clear. Johnson pardoned them of treason. Not rebellion, not succession... of treason.

Way to go Memphis!

Yeah , way to be afraid of history

No one is afraid of history. History has not changed. They are removing statues that glorified the oppression of human beings and traitors that took up arms aginst the United States. The history books remain the same. The south turned traitor, started a war and lost.

The negativity of the past doesn’t change facts... If you can figure that out you’ll change your outlook.

Negativity suggests attachment of emotions to the facts. Emotional attachments are subjective. Certain periods of history will always have an emotional reaction attached. Such as disgust and repulsion when learning of the horrors of slavery or the Holocaust. 1\

That repulsion is human nature and an appropriate response to learning of suffering and abuse. That in no way negates a person's ability to learn his or her history lessons. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. 2\ end

You do know that blacks owned slaves also? So, using your flawed “logic”, let’s rid ourselves of all remembrances of everything African American. Remember, nobody is perfect, which includes you...

Is English not your first language? Are you taking, smoking or drinking mind altering substances? You do not seem to be able to comprehend the written word. That has in no way anything to do with what I said. Not at all.

Dishonorable < reflects poorly on the judgment of Memphis City Council

What does a low IQ racist Deplorable know of or care for honor??

You and your kind are why Trump won. Keep it up...

No trump won because a box of hair could have beaten Hillary. Had Joe Biden ran trump would be a panelist on fox and friends and biden would be in White House

In fact on this trajectory it is not likely there will be a Democrat Party functioning nationally in 2020 >> #MAGA

Virginia is far from solid red and that race was literally decided by one vote. Alabama was a stolen election despite having the worst possible GOP candidate in modern history. Try again.