Group calls for removal of Confederate monument from Lake Eola Park

Orlando Sentinel ^ | June 24, 2015 | By Jeff Weiner

[Brad from Tennessee]

An activist group is calling for Orlando (Florida) to remove a monument to Confederate soldiers from Lake Eola Park, amid nationwide scrutiny for the Civil War South's symbols after the racially-motivated slayings at a South Carolina church last week.

The petition by Organize Now, an equal-justice group, calls for the statue to be relocated to a museum, "where such an oppressive image of racist American culture would be appropriately housed for historical reference."

As of about 9 a.m. Wednesday, only about 100 people had signed the petition. Heather Fagan, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer's deputy chief of staff, said in a statement the mayor's office is "exploring options for the future of" the statue.

"We pride ourselves in being a diverse and inclusive community and value the concern raised by a citizen regarding the statue that has been in Lake Eola for nearly 100 years," the statement said. . .

[SeekAndFind]

If we are going to ban the Confederate Flag as a symbol of slavery, then to be consistent, we have to ban the Stars and Stripes too.

It flew over slavery and slave transporting ships for much, much longer than any flag of the Confederacy. If the logic is that the flag flew over slave-owning lands, then the Stars and Stripes has to go, as well.

Heck, even the Ku Klux Klan flew the Stars and Stripes in their rallies...



If we go down that road, we will continue to be lopsided in our views, unaware of our own history.


So What's next? Are they going to take down the Flag of the United States too?

If we are going to ban the Confederate Flag as a symbol of slavery, then to be consistent, we have to ban the Stars and Stripes too.

It flew over slavery and slave transporting ships for much, much longer than any flag of the Confederacy. If the logic is that the flag flew over slave-owning lands, then the Stars and Stripes has to go, as well.

Heck, even the Ku Klux Klan flew the Stars and Stripes in their rallies...



If we go down that road, we will continue to be lopsided in our views, unaware of our own history.


So What's next? Are they going to take down the Flag of the United States too?

[randita]

Let the "Cultural Revolution" begin.

[rockrr]

Are they going to take down the Flag of the United States too?

I doubt it.

[randita]

THE NORTHERN LIBERAL ELITE HAS DECLARED WAR ON THE CONSERVATIVE SOUTH.

Bingo! The Left Coast liberal elite is aiding and abetting them.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: I doubt it.

Of course they won’t. But if we are to follow their warped logic to its conclusion, we ought to.

[livius]

Oh, for Pete’s sake. It’s an historical monument. In Europe, they’re always calling for the removal of religious statues, statues of whoever the left hates at that moment, etc. But these things need to be defended on historical grounds.

[Texas resident]

“They will want to take everything and exact revenge.”

That is exactly what a former Obama advisor advocated for. He was released late on a Friday with no attention from the party’s media. But he is still around. Just not officially on the white hut payroll. He is Van Jones.