The states rights argument is bullshit. Read the documents the secession conventions issued at the time, starting with the first state to leave, South Carolina. they gave the real reason, they wanted to protect and expand slavery. That was the state's right they were willing to fight for.FatHobbit;1866981 wrote:How do you feel about the founding fathers of this country? Were they traitors to England? I think a lot of people like to focus on slavery and ignore the argument for state rights. Mainly because history is written by the victors.
To me destroying these statues is the same as the Taliban destroying historical Buddhist statues. It's not a good idea. I love your idea of moving them to battlefields and civil war cemeteries. Can we keep the history without glorifying slavery? I think it's important to do so.
Also arguing against the destruction of these statues and defending the kkk/Nazis leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
After World War II there was a real effort in Germany to remove signs of Nazism because it was a despicable evil. To many Americans the signs glorifying the Confederacy honor another despicable evil.
