Very interesting thread. Again, I don’t think these statues should be in the public square. I do think having them in some kind of museum where the are put in the appropriate context might be useful. The entire civil war was about slavery, today many people question that in large part due to the “lost cause”…

Counterpoint, don’t melt them down but also remove them from a place of public celebration and put them in a place where they can be viewed in their proper context as pieces of history. They are important as monuments to a movement that sought to remove the stain of slavery from the Confederate cause.

In fairness, Lincoln was a bit ambiguous with the whole “ Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman’s two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop…

He’s also gay, so don’t forget to add that into the calculus.

Put them in a museum and provide context as to when the statues were created and what prompted their creation. Perhaps in an exhibit dedicated to a deconstruction of the false “Lost Cause” narrative.

Since Matt Bevin was elected, there’s been very little to be proud of in my state from a public policy perspective.

Bravo on the handle as well.

I will star and praise every cum joke on this thread, no matter how juvenile. Well done.

Perfect.

Came (hehe) for the cum jokes, was not disappointed.

This is a good take and you are a good person.

The most important thing I learned was to not give a shit about looking like you don’t know what you are doing. If you don’t know, ask. I found my first mentor because she was correcting my writing and I asked her to explain what I was doing wrong and how I could make it better.

It’s okay, I went out on three dates with a Jewish girl last month, so I’m fairly certain I’m covered under the Tim Whatley exception.

OMG I read this like five times before I got it. All the stars dude. All of them.

So all they did was move the guy to another section? Couldn’t they have come up with more of a final solution?

I went to Whitehouse.com, damn Trump didn’t waste any time making the White House website tawdry. I did not expect that level of hard core pornography.

I just started going back to the gym last week.

You could have had a much greater economic effect by building a world class convention center and performance hall for about the same amount of money.

I’d be surprised if he has entered a woman since Barron was conceived. He’s got all the marks of a guy who want’s everyone to think he fucks, but is too proud to get an ED prescription.

For the entirety of this man’s 3 month reign in the White House Press Room, I will hum this whenever I see him on TV.