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They're reminders that once, our differences were so great that we went to war over them, with good men fighting on each side, but now we must heal the wounds of the past and come together as a people.
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Bodyholes posted:Mississippi Mississippi, the France of the South
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Aug 17, 2017 05:57
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Indeed, it is precisely because of the deep divisions of our past that Confederate statuary is such a powerful tribute to the roots of our common humanity.
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Aug 17, 2017 09:49
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Imagine, if you will, a group of schoolchildren - black and white alike - gathered together, eyes wide with curiosity, staring up at this statue of bronzed mount and the man atop his back. Who was that horse? they wonder.
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Aug 17, 2017 10:58
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if you want to tear down a statue, you have the responsibility to put up a newer, bigger statue in its place
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Aug 17, 2017 22:24
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Who What Now posted:I'm more than willing to erect statues of my penis. I said bigger
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Aug 17, 2017 22:31
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Downtrodden and oppressed, the Southern man attempts to lift the spirits of his people with a monument -- on their land, of their heroes -- and even this, the Unionist cannot allow. So long after the War of Northern Aggression, the tendrils of dominion still grow downward from the Mason-Dixon Line. Why, I ask, must liberals always nurture such hate within their hearts?
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Aug 18, 2017 01:44
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Snowy posted:If the statues stay up, at least put some statues of people like the 9/11 attackers next to them. 
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Aug 18, 2017 02:07
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SOUTHERNER: I know my ancestors were imperfect people, but I still want to celebrate my heritage while remembering the mistakes of the past. NORTHERNER: You aren't allowed! You're trash people! Anyone who can't afford an iPhone isn't a real human! Wanting a job means 'voting against your interests'! AC/DC sucks!!!
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Aug 19, 2017 00:08
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SOUTHERNER: Like they say, those who do not remember their history will be doomed to repeat it. NORTHERNER: Good thing I took Sociology 101, so I'm too smart for that to apply to me. Now, who are we censoring and persecuting today? #MobJustice #Pitchforks #MoreLikeBillOfWRONGS
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Aug 19, 2017 01:01
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Percelus posted:to be fair southern heritage and culture is garbage * Pecan pie * Jazz music * Every good American writer, from Capote to Faulkner * Extremely potent backwoods weed
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Aug 19, 2017 03:02
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etalian posted:Please clap! Truly fitting. Much as these statues were hewn from the same matter, so too were the soldiers they honored, on both sides of that lamentable divide.
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Aug 19, 2017 21:56
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:I'm from the south and have redneck heritage so I've been around some rebel battle flags growing up. The Dixie worship is on the decline and it's because of cultural changes within the south. Trying to change someone's mind through respect and reason? It just might work, a bit more often anyway than shrieking that their whole family is made up of shambling bog creatures who must submit to your moral authority.
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