Perhaps one could write a column rebutting their argument and distinguishing between the two
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If I have to write a column defending GEORGE WASHINGTON, then you know we're screwed.
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Seems more logical vs throwing up one's hands that the whole statue argument is over because some CNN commentators are going further
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I mean if the fear is slippery slope, shouldn't the goal be to find a limiting principle that would stop it from slipping?
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Lots of columns were written today on that. Here's onehttp://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-trump-statues-confederacy-20170816-story.html …
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Yes, that's what I'm saying. Nobody has to helplessly watch a Lee--->Washington slope. There are loads of arguments you can make.
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Yes, there are legitimate arguments to push back against this iconoclasm. But the first step is to realize the threat is real.
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Just because someone said it on the teevee doesn't mean we have to take it seriously.
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True. Lots of horrible things are said on TV. But ideas have consequences. Most mainstream ideas begin as fringe ideas. I'm for vigilance.
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I get that. But, better to articulate limiting principles than merely ask "what's next?" because the worst actors will tell you exactly.
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Not honoring leaders of a failed rebellion that tore the country apart, and obviously still divides it, seems easy enough to stick with.
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Chigago activist calls for the removal of George Washington statue alsohttp://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/16/rahm-emanuel-urged-by-chicago-pastor-to-remove-geo/ …
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I warned this too. No one listened. Attack the alt right, not our history
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They r just playing into president's hands
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Here's how to solve that conundrum. "No, taking down the Washington and Jefferson memorials is fucking stupid and no one supports it."
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Already calls to blow up Mt. Rushmore.
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Anyone who supports the removal of the Civil War statues should have known this is where it would go.
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Somebody I never heard of 15 minutes ago expressed on opinion. So what?
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