Stone Mountain monument at center of racial tension over Confederate tributes

The Guardian ^ | Saturday 28 November 2015 | Matthew Teague

[HiTech RedNeck]

Pride always results in overreaching — always.

[central_va]

If you steal my Cadillac, does it make you not a thief because I still bought a Rolls Royce afterwards?

Childish and stupid analogy of one not very versed in reality.

[central_va]

OK. There is no helping you. You must be retarded. The South never ever intended to occupy or conquer the North, that is fact. I guess you are just to stupid to grasp that. It is preposterous to think that, simply UFB.

[onthegulf]

Lincoln was a Democrat

[DoodleDawg]

Lincoln was a Democrat

Say what?

[Little Bill]

Lincoln was a Wig, read some history.

[Figment]

Let the north honor their generals however they wish.I’l not comment on the stupidity of the question

[jmacusa]

No, you don’t have to. The stupidity of the ages is carved into the side of Stone Mountain for all to see.

[FreedomPoster]

I’m in the ATL area, and I’m honestly not hearing much about this.

[FreedomPoster]

A trial balloon got floated, nothing is likely to happen, very few seem in favor of it. Least of all the King family, from what I’ve seen.

[FreedomPoster]

A trial balloon got floated, nothing is likely to happen, very few seem in favor of it. Least of all the King family, from what I’ve seen.

[FreedomPoster]

See RJS1950’s # 30 for a good succinct answer.

[FreedomPoster]

Sure, if the Union states had wanted to put one up. The South wasn’t fighting to control the North. This is why The War Between the States is perhaps a more accurate name for the conflict than The Civil War.

[jmacusa]

I don’t recall Lincoln declaring that erecting monuments to the Confederacy as being part of the healing process.

[jmacusa]

“The South was fighting to control the North’’. Then what was l Lee doing all the way up in Gettysburg, PA? Listen, I'm tired of hearing this bs about the South not wanting to abolish the Union. No one starts a war and fights it half way thinking it can just disengage and go about it's merry way after one or two decisive victories unless it has vanquished it's enemy. War is crossing the Rubicon. Once you start you either win it or you are defeated.