They purposely encircled the anti-racist protestors as the police watched.

Outside voice: Differing economics of the urbanized north and the more rural south as well as the concept of states rigths vs federal rights. Inside voice: All of which revolved around slaves.

On behalf of Black Americans everywhere,

Nope. Fuck em. They were traitors and slave owners or they were poor whites who were promised a better life as long as they fought to maintain slavery. Those monuments can become an artificial reef as far as I’m concerned.

“We need to preserve statues that honor Hitler or we’re whitewashing the Holocaust” — the OP

A. The Civil War was not about more than slavery. It was fought because the southern states wanted to preserve slavery, and were willing to commit treason and kill their countrymen to do so.

This was inscribed on the base of the Liberty Place monument in New Orleans. Do you think preserving this is a good idea?

I have yet to see a “The Civil War wasn’t really about slavery” poster effectively refute the meaning of Stephens’ Cornerstone Speech. I always have great fun citing the speech, then asking 21st century Internet posters why they know more about the Confederacy’s motivations than its Vice-President.

Read the Article of Secession filed by the Confederate states. Every single one uses states’ rights in order to defend the institution of slavery. There is no other issue (taxation, commerce, etc.) mentioned except insofar as it pertains to slavery.

Plus General Lee never set foot in New Orleans, so why should he be honored there?

LOL NO. Tear that shit down. No one’s gonna forget the Civil War. You know why? SLAVERY. Do you see any monuments to Hitler in Germany? No. You know why? HE FUCKING LOST.

Trump supporters need to eat a whole box of Clinton Dix and stfu

Jill Stein thinks wifi rots your brain, and though you’re providing pretty solid evidence of that belief, that’s up there with being a vaccine truther. Oh shit, she’s also a vaccine truther.

“Change would be nice, but we should be concerned with the immediate future,” while people are dying from the DNC’s failures. It is a position of privilege.

Well, voting third party so you can remain morally pure which is effectively the same as casting a vote for Trump/Pence/GOP will definitely ensure that will happen.

Are you by any chance Somalian? Maybe Canadian? Maybe full of shit?

Ask us Nader voters how that worked out. Better yet, ask everyone. Including the maimed and wounded from Bush’s wars or the families of the dead. Nevermind, it’s all about you.

Because the military and intelligence agencies will suddenly cease to exist if you vote third party?

I have zero problem with being a “moderate” person.

If you don’t like the two party system, you should be fighting for reform by changing the voting system, not by voting for third parties under our current system, which doesn’t help end the two party system.