Pathetic - they are barbarians, vandals. Destroying monuments does not change the history - it just makes the mistakes easier to repeat.
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No it doesn't, monuments glorify the events. Most people have no problem remembering not to genocide and fight for white supremacy.
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you want to make a statue celebrating the event of 9/11 too?
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Yeah, the victims. Not Al-Queda.
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Ooooh miss jo just got SONNED
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Many of the statues that are coming down are honour in those who lost their lives.
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No, they're celebrating the sacrifice these people made for the confederacy, or the leaders themselves.
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And whilst they are at it, the fools are trying to take down statues that have nothing to do with this.https://twitter.com/haramhussy/status/897948734293540865 …
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*gets mad a monument that had nothing to do with it was vandalized* *doesn't get mad that monuments glorifying white supremacists exists*
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secret white supremacists will never be upset about the existence of the statues. And they go all
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"Secret white supremacists"? What on earth are you talking about. As far as I can see they were on TV demonstrating. Not very secret.
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And here you are, defending their statues.
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How the heck do the Bronx, Brooklyn and LA have monuments in the first place?
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it's a really great question
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Erasing history means we become more likely to repeat another Civil War...
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Surely it's just erasing glorification.
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How much does the rising generation know about American history -- NOT much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRZZpk_9k8E …
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I see your point but that's education not statues.
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I know the answer to her questions and I'm British.
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Very cool!
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