well depends who the statue is of.
technically George Washington was originally a British general sent over there to push back the french trying to take the colonies, so he had sworn and oath to the king, and to Britain, one which he renounced so he technically by most metrics was a traitor.
“I, Robert E Lee, do solemnly swear to bear true allegiance to the United States of America, and to serve them honestly and faithfully, against all their enemies or opposers whatsoever, and to observe and obey the orders of the President of the United States of America.”
Lee, ~1829 or 1830
Did Robert E Lee do that? No he did not. He was a traitor and so was every military man who followed suit.
Well yeah. But why do you think that's a point in your favour?
He'd probably say that the Civil War was over slavery.
You'd probably describe it as the "War of Northern Aggression"
He would call people that waged war against the country they swore to defend from all enemies traitors.
You'd probably call people that kneel during the national anthem during football games traitors.
World needs more Goblin Warriors https://i.imgur.com/WKs8aJA.jpg
Why is it that when people here slowly lose a argument they try to make the argument so absurd they can make a single counter point?
To my knowledge no one is currently tearing down Stalin statues and I doubt many Hitler statues survived shorty after his death.
I know you now want to move away from history to find some new vector to flail from but you know what... you don't have to.
More like built in the 20th century during 2 major periods the height of the Jim Crow laws early 20ths century and during the Civil Rights movement. Two periods that coincidentally where white people were trying to reaffirm over black people that they were the dominant race and that black people needed to learn their place.
As an aside, I have always taken issue with it being called "Tulsa race riot"
It wasn't a race riot... it was a terrorist attack.. with fire bombing and airplanes and systematic looting, explosion and killing of black people.
Calling it "Tulsa race riot" instead of was it was. Like Tulsa Massacre, annoys me.
I already answered. I get your trying to be dense now but there is a difference between something erected for a few years and erected for over a century.
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You know rather then copy paste a graph at the wrong resolution you can say " Yes,yes they are all mostly a century or more old"
It's always interesting when you see the same people consistently defending racism and police brutality in every possible thread.
If something stood for less then ten years it doesn't have much historical value... your trying to compare something that lasted for generations with something that likely didn't last one.
I get your trying for sarcasm but when people actually have to explain basic concepts to you it misses the mark.
That's not what "historical" means.
It doesn't matter how long something has stood. What matters is the impact it had.
Hitler had a pretty big impact on history. So much so that even the thought of building a monument to him is repulsive to most people.
Maybe you should educate yourself on why those confederate monuments were built and what they represent.
I get that you are trying to make it seem like anyone who questions you is somehow beneath you...but you're failing. Your arguments are inconsistent. You just keep on trying to throw shit at the wall until something sticks.
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