The Confederacy has long been a controversial topic in the United States. While the state has long been associated with racism and slavery, many modern southerners view the Confederacy as an important part of southern heritage.
Until recently, relics of the Confederate States of America have been allowed throughout the south for historical purposes, but in today’s politically correct climate, many of those monuments have been forcibly removed.
Last year, statues of Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, were removed from locals parks in Virgina. The contractor who removed the statues found his Lamborghini torched in response.
Now, more statues of the former general are coming down across the state — at huge cost.
Read about the latest Robert E. Lee statue to fall on the next page:
This is Facism plain and simple. Remove their past, control their future. If a group doesn’t have a past it doesn’t have its own vision for the future.
I am concerned with all revisionist history..
Cannot wait till the pendalum swings the other way and statues of M.L.King, Jr. Rosa Parks, Edgar Meathers, and others from that Era are removed along with Lyndon Johnson, John Glenn, and then who will be next? Statues of Stevie Ray Vaughn, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley– gone because they existed?
Wrong!
One of the dumbest things I have ever heard of. Fear mongering at it’s worst!
No, I it’s part of our history
Leave the ststue alone.
It is history and should be left alone
Why, it is history, why would anyone want to destroy it?
Today we are using Robert Lee’s tactics in war. The Gate system works as good today as it did back then. The man is and always will be a hero.