Posted on 03/10/2019 7:34:32 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
In this enlightened age, there are few I believe, but what will acknowledge, that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil in any country. Robert E. Lee 1856
Could Gen. Robert E.l Lees sentiments deter the tear down those monuments crowd?
Probably not.
Given their current success in removing monuments to Confederate generals, ignorant politicians and those whose hobby is going through life seeking to be offended, soon will run out of things to be offended by. Why not broaden the list of "offensive" symbols to include slave owners George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and a host of other founders?
Here in Texas you could add slave owning Texas heroes such as Sam Houston, Jim Bowie and William Travis.
Should we banish from public view all monuments to past historical figures who supported white supremacy, advocated secession or made racist comments?
Consider Abraham Lincoln. In addition to the Lincoln monument in the nations capital, theres probably not a major city in the country without a school, street or park named after Lincoln (Abilene once had Lincoln Middle School).
What do Lincoln's own words tell us about Honest Abe, "the Great Emancipator?"
During one of the famous 1858 debates with Sen. Stephen Douglas, Lincoln explained to the crowd: I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races . . . I am not now nor have ever been in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people . . . there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races from living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be a position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.
Lincoln's prejudices werent limited to blacks.
During another debate with Douglas, Lincoln opined: I understand that the people of Mexico are most decidedly a race of mongrels . . . theres not one person there out of eight who is pure white.
In Lincoln's 1861 inaugural address, he endorsed a constitutional amendment, known as the Corwin Amendment, which would forever protect slavery where it existed, telling the audience: I have no objection to its (Corwin Amendment) being made express and irrevocable. Lincoln's goal was to save the Union, writing to abolitionist Horace Greeley: If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it.
Virtually all white men of that time were white supremacists. Lincoln was no exception, and his comments belie his reputation.
Was Lincoln opposed to secession?
Consider his remarks he made in Congress on January 12, 1848: Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one which suits them better. Nor is this right confined to cases in which the whole people of an existing government may choose to exercise it. Any portion of such people that can, may revolutionize, and make their own of so much territory as they inhabit. This is exactly what the seceding states did in 1861.
Another discomforting fact for todays advocates of political correctness: In 2011 I sponsored a commemorative license plate for Buffalo soldiers, iconic black U.S. cavalrymen who served on the frontier. Couldnt today's Native Americans claim buffalo soldiers participated in a genocidal war against an entire race of people - the American Plains Indians enslaving them on reservations?
If were going to measure Confederates of 150 years ago by todays standards, shouldnt we do the same with Lincoln?
Today, it's Confederates. Whos next? Buffalo soldiers? Our nations founders? Our Texas heroes? The possibilities are limitless.
Jerry Patterson is a former Texas land commissioner, state senator and retired Marine Vietnam veteran.
“Short answer. Yes, its already started.”
Leftist will disavow Lincoln and seek to eradicate his legacy. But the attack on him by radicals will probably not occur “next.” It is still too soon.
There are other targets to be destroyed first. The frogs will need to adjust to the increasingly warm water.
It already happened in New Orleans a few years ago.
There was a George Washington school in New Orleans. They changed the name of the school because Washington owned slaves. They renamed the school.after Charles Drew, a black surgeon .
No word however, on whether this name change boosted the self esteem of the black students, or boosted student achievement of the black students, now that they no longer had to endure the alleged stigma of going to a school named after a slave owner.
Eventually the state of Washington will need to get a new name.
Well the statue of Lincoln does have his hands on two fascist symbols, the tied bands of sticks and axe.
The dime used to have the same on one side.
THAT should really set off the antifas.
Lincoln was a racist and the Civil War was the biggest bait and switch in history.
We don’t live in a lawless society. We live in cucked society. The laws are clear, it’s time for the people to be clear. We’re done. Please call me a racist. Please call me a homophobe. Please call me an anti-semite. To live in a world where being a white man automatically makes you all of these things should be all of the fair-warning that you need.
Wake up.
Stop being ashamed of your race.
Stop being ashamed of your desire to live around people who are like you.
Stop watching porn.
Stop hiring people who don’t share your values.
Stop working for people who don’t share your values.
Stop supporting institutions who don’t share your values.
Start having kids.
Home school your kids.
Take your kids to Sunday School.
If you are in a position of power, promote people who share your values. (That is exactly what the other side does... everyday.)
We owe the future and the past. The only way you can repay your father or mother is to have children, and the only way you can honor your ancestors is learn from them.
When was the last time Democrats rallied around doing something useful? They are incapable of solving any problem.
I can imagine Washington being renamed after Marx or Lenin. The progressives would love that. California could be renamed Mexico del Norte, perhaps.
But yet there are many things named after Robert KKK Byrd and even many named after LBJ. Both Democrat racists.
BTW those plains Indians owned slaves n=black, white and Indian
“Eventually the state of Washington will need to get a new name.”
You are right. But I think the name and legacy of “Seattle” is probably safe.
I said probably.
It is almost Spring the crazy protesters are organizing for the summer camp locations. When colleges end in May they need to have the protest locations lined up before students crawl into their parents basements.Looks like Gettysburg is on the list. That will be bloody.
We’re getting close to a French/Commie style revolution. The Communism and socialism should have never been allowed to exist in our country. And if the opportunity arises, God willing, in the future it should be outlawed entirely.
Looks like Gettysburg is on the list.
Hadn’t heard that. Can you provide any details. A huge number of monuments both Union and Confederate there. Are some leftists concentrating on the ‘high water’ monument of Pickett’s men?
Im all for it and will support it in any way that I can. Lincoln was an unconstitutional and bloody tyrant.
Transient passions of the mob de jour cannot be permitted to tear down monuments to the past intended to endure into the future..
All these will be replaced by statues of Stalin, Che Guevara, Nelson Mandela, et al.
The America haters must erase our history in order to reduce the USA to impoverished status. That's the only way the globalists can eliminate class envy, viz. to make us as poor as the rest of the world.
That's Soros' plan. He's old and dying and he wants to be sure there's nothing worth having after he's gone. He doesn't want to think he's missing anything. He wants to burn it all down.
I’m positive that most presidents are ashamed of the fact that such poorly performing schools are named after them in cities throughout the country.
Absolutely.
And Kennedy was sexist, so that airport needs to be renamed.
And all the names on The Wall were transphobic. Tear it down.
The goal is to destroy and distort our nation’s history.
My family fought for the North, but you don’t have be a “War of Northern Aggression” believer to recognize what is going on here.
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