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History person, Army officer, transplanted Buckeye. Writes stuff. Some Star Wars. One half of @warstoriescast. Views do not reflect or represent the DoD's.

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    Angry Staff Officer‏ @pptsapper 22 Aug 2019

    I do not actually believe that we should destroy Confederate monuments. Erasing history is as destructive as bad history. Instead, each needs to be placarded explaining how ex-Confederates took control of the post-war narrative to keep former slaves subjugated & created Jim Crow

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      2.  ⚜️ b r a d l e y  ⚜️‏ @bpwarsh 22 Aug 2019
        Replying to @pptsapper

        I’m okay with that. Each one needs a big ol’ sign though that says “Confederate sympathizers erected this statue as part of a post-Reconstruction propaganda campaign.”

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      3. Eden We gotta yeet this virus  🇺🇸 🇨🇦‏ @eden4peace 22 Aug 2019
        Replying to @bpwarsh @pptsapper

        Yes! They should clearly note the date as well - as in, oh, by the way, we didn’t erect this in commemoration right after the Civil War

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      2. Fitz‏ @Fitzy205 22 Aug 2019
        Replying to @pptsapper

        Destroying them is bad. Removing them from places of honor is not. They should be relocated to museums where they can be placed with proper context.

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      3. Chris Lindsley‏ @LindsleyChris 22 Aug 2019
        Replying to @Fitzy205 @pptsapper

        And name it the Hall of Shame

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      1. Steve T‏ @SteveT313 22 Aug 2019
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      2. Austenite Jones‏ @SLOMetalDoc 22 Aug 2019
        Replying to @Halfcockedlaw @pptsapper

        This. Monuments construct a narrative based on when they were erected and what ideas they seek to promulgate. Many (most? All?) of these do not reflect ideals which Americans should revere.

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      2. Chris Williams‏ @Chris_A_W 22 Aug 2019
        Replying to @pptsapper

        Would you say the same of those eastern Europeans who pulled down statues of Stalin and Lenin in 1956 and 1989? <-Serious question.

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      3. HafeedAleppo‏ @HafeedAleppo 22 Aug 2019
        Replying to @Chris_A_W @pptsapper

        Would I criticize people in the midst of throwing off the chains of Communism who have reason to fear reprisal? It does not sound like a serious question.

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      1. Kevin Donato‏ @WhatMyWifeYells 22 Aug 2019
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        Can we also replace the statues with ones showing the Confederates being subjugated or killed by Union troops (as appropriate)? Maybe figure out how to sculpt them shitting themselves in fear? I'm concerned the people who need correction most are least likely to read a placard.

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