City of Baltimore took them down overnight.
Charlottesville should rename Lee Park âHeyer Plazaâ.
Itâs like an American âDestalinizationâ is finally starting to happen.
âSome people cling to the belief that the Civil War was fought over statesâ rights. But history is not on their side. We cannot continue to glorify a war against the United States of America fought in the defense of slavery. These monuments should come down,â Cooper wrote âŚ
That´s it. And the President is encouraging them to believe that bullshit. Take ´em down, and put ´em in a museum dedicated to showing the 160 years or so of rear guard actions in the defense of slavery and the continued oppression of its victims and their progeny. Have a special exhibit on Donald Trump with his picture along side that of Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Which in large sections of the country with local po0litical support Iâm afraid may revert to âRestalinizationâ.
NC municipalities want them down, but the state legislature is full of retrograde bigots and will fight them tooth and nail. Still, good on Governor Cooper.
there are a hundred"Lee Parks" across the south, maybe they should rename ALL of them âHeyer Plazaâ. Say it aloud, it makes even more sense.
Thanks for that. For a minute there, I was getting too sentimental.
Thereâs a Jefferson Davis Highway, for Christâs sake. I grew up near Robert E. Lee High School.
de? thereâs also an argument for dropping that prefixâŚ
can we say âALEC?â
No, worse. ALEC wishes these racist, misogynistic assholes could set aside their straight white rage for one minute to pass more pro-business legislation. Most of the time even Art Pope canât keep the leash on them.
Austin City Council will begin process of renaming Robert E. Lee Road
âAustin will begin the process of trying to change the name of Robert E. Lee Road in South Austin, City Council members said Tuesday, after recent white supremacist demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va, that turned violent.â
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/austin-city-council-will-begin-process-renaming-robert-lee-road/c9bsekDTU9EEvoLONxDzxK/
Glad this is happening. We need a new American concept of national identity that demands equality and does not pander or cater to racists or traitors. The Confederacy represents both.
I can recall certain individuals screaming against the removing of monuments on the comment boards of TPM. They even compared it to the destruction of statues by ISIS. Funny how theyâre all silent now.
That Latrine is Busted
Wonât happen in Alabama, though. They passed a law earlier this year making it near impossible to take down Confederate statues. Local governments now have to get approval from a state commission even to rename their own parks or streets.
Yeah, I knowâŚlocal government accountability is best unless the GOP says it isnât.
think âtea mobâ⌠ALEC-related instruments were instrumental in that astroturfing, in a very subtle wayâŚ