A lot of Republicans do support removal of the flag from state property. I do, too. What many don't support is the removal of statues and other memorials. It's reminiscent of Islamic conquests, when the 'idols' of the conquered peoples were smashed or defaced. The Confederate battle flag is a symbol of the Confederacy, which was an enemy of the United States whose existence was precipitated by a desire to own slaves. However, statues of Confederate people are just that: statues of people. In this case, those people were on the wrong side of history, but they were still just people and not symbols. The recent exhumation and assassination of the image of Robert E. Lee is especially disturbing; although far from a perfect man, he was opposed to slavery and was happy when the practice was abolished. He recognized it as an evil, both to the blacks enslaved and the poor whites who were also negatively affected by that system. There were undoubtedly evil men in the history of the United States, but Lee was not one of them.
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justblack00
9 years ago
While I respect your opinion on this topic i will make these two points. If I told you I don't believe in the extermination of Jewish people but at the same time fought for the nazi army as a commander how would you view me? Would you want a statue of me in the parks or outside a museum? No....and Forget about just slavery in the south, blacks were being killed left and right for nothing. Also to your point about statues, while I do think they should be taken down I do not think they should be destroyed. I agree with people that they should be placed in a museum because history is history and history should never be forgotten or erased from memories.
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