we in America, especially in the South,respected our freedom and heritage as have not treasured, loved, and respected our freedoms and heritage as we should have. So, now they are being taken away. The monuments erected honoring Civil War Generals which have stood in public parks, courthouses, and city halls have been removed, mostly by the locals, the folk songs such as Dixie and the display of the Confederate Flag have been banned, again by locals. The Founding Fathers of the United States of American men whose character, morals, and principles should have been emulated, are nor mocked and ridiculed.
Why is this worth a second thought you ask? Simple. Destroy a Nation's Heritage, customs, culture, and National morals and said Nation is destroyed. In the place of responsible Citizens one is left with mindless zombies. Go to any major university and see the ratio of Che vs. George Washington tee shirts you see.
I’m afraid I’ll have to agree with you. As a northerner (and descendant of more recent immigrants), I see that slavery would have been abolished in the late 19th century in any case and that the Civil War really was a war about states’ rights. Still going on!
The statues and such should be displayed and are not inherently racist, although they may be pointed out as such.
Many people don’t know that the south had blacks fighting on their side, or that the north had slaves, for example. Or that the Irish were slaves, for that matter. Or that Blacks had black slaves.
Well said - you describe perfectly not only what is going on but why.
Very sad indeed.