You know, I've seen this said a lot, even with Confederate statues erected in the 1800s. It's like if it wasn't put up in 1866, it was too late. Someone tell the National World War II Memorial that went up in D.C. in 2004 that it was "decades later."
Bob Fenwick, a City Council member who voted for the motion, said the Jackson and Lee monuments "should be in a museum."
Just once I'd like to see a story about these statues that doesn't have the word "museum" in it. They really have that talking point down.
In New Orleans there is a privately run museum dedicated to the “old south” (I think it may go beyond the plantation life, those are generally still standing, and into the confederacy). The locals still want it gone (and have since at least the days of Obama).
I found this one, not sure if it is the same one I saw rants against 2 years ago:
http://confederatemuseum.com/
Confederate Memorial Hall opened its doors in New Orleans on January 8, 1891, and since that time has been commemorating the military history and heritage of the South. The museum is the oldest in Louisiana and houses one of the largest collections of Confederate memorabilia in the United States.
It’s all incrementalism. Get it moved and then get them gone.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/11/flaming_tire_placed_on_steps_o.html
Flaming tire placed on steps of Confederate Museum
Updated on November 9, 2016 at 1:42 PM Posted on November 9, 2016 at 1:10 PM
...Angelico declined to speculate on a possible motive for the incident, which took place about 15 minutes after multiple media outlets reported Donald Trump’s presidential victory.