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New Orleans begins taking down Confederate monuments
WWL TV ^ | 4/24/17 | WWL TV

Posted on 04/24/2017 5:15:33 AM PDT by chemicalman

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans began the process of taking down Confederate statutes early Monday with the removal of the monument to the Battle at Liberty Place. The city became the latest Southern body to divorce itself from what some say are symbols of racism and intolerance but which opponents say are historic.

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To: Telepathic Intruder

That is like the Taliban would do. Tearing down and/or blowing up historical monuments.


21 posted on 04/24/2017 5:38:40 AM PDT by dforest
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To: chemicalman

Why are they destroying the history of this country?


22 posted on 04/24/2017 5:41:45 AM PDT by tillacum (I'm still a Deplorable.)
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To: dforest

Its their town. They can do what they want.

I think it is stupid to “ignore” such a rich and diverse history. But, no one is going to convince them that their PC History books might be wrong...or at least fuzzy.

I wonder if they are going to rename Jackson Square? Andy Jackson is the one who slaughtered all of those Injuns, right?


23 posted on 04/24/2017 5:44:12 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: RebelTXRose

A sad day for the nation as a whole.
My ancestor left the south to fight for the north. He may have applauded this, I don’t know.
I do know when you ignore and deny history it tends to repeat itself.
I hung my confederate flag when these states began to take the monuments and flags away.
Would my ancestor agree with me on the free speech issue? I don’t know but I would like to think he would.


24 posted on 04/24/2017 5:44:25 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships.)
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To: chemicalman

Just for clarification, the Battle of Liberty Place monument is not a Confederate memorial. The Battle of Liberty Place was an attempted insurrection by the Crescent City White League against the Reconstruction Louisiana state government on September 14, 1874. In 1891, the city erected a monument to commemorate and praise the insurrection from the Democratic Party point of view, which at the time was in firm political control of the city and state and was in the process of disenfranchising most blacks.


25 posted on 04/24/2017 5:46:26 AM PDT by oincobx
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To: chemicalman
Image result for taliban destroying buddhist statues
26 posted on 04/24/2017 5:47:20 AM PDT by Leep (Cyclops Network News (CNN). The Most Trusted Source Of Fake News.)
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To: Paulie
This is and has been an orchestrated plan to eliminate the Southern Heritage from anyone's memory or textbook

It's no different from what the Taliban and ISIS do when they destroy artifacts. Or what Germany (Germany is the EU) does when it enables invaders to overrun nations with strong, vibrant local cultures.

27 posted on 04/24/2017 5:47:41 AM PDT by grania (only a pawn in their game)
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To: chemicalman

Can’t this be put to a stop by the HISTORICAL LANDMARK designation?


28 posted on 04/24/2017 5:48:02 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: chemicalman

The people of New Orleans had no say in this whatsoever.


29 posted on 04/24/2017 5:50:26 AM PDT by mom.mom (...our flag was still there.)
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To: tillacum
Why are they destroying the history of this country?

Those that forget their history are doomed to repeat it.

30 posted on 04/24/2017 5:55:31 AM PDT by Big Mack (I love this country.It's the government that scares the crap out of me)
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To: grania

Or Stalin having people removed from photographs according to whether or not they were politically approved. It’s interesting what company these people are keeping-all opponents of freedom and truth.

I just emailed them, but of course it will do no good. But I will never step foot in New Orleans again, not that that is a hard decision.


31 posted on 04/24/2017 6:06:40 AM PDT by mrsmel (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: chemicalman

City of New Orleans: Destroy history, promote Decadence.


32 posted on 04/24/2017 6:07:43 AM PDT by chemicalman (People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.)
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To: Ancient Man

+1.

As we see again and again liberals want to silence, destroy, or disrupt anything they disagree with. This will never change until someone stands up to them and refuses to cave in to their endless demands.


33 posted on 04/24/2017 6:08:25 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: chemicalman

This is really, really, going to lead to better race relations and appreciation for our diversity (sarc/off).

What moron thought that insulting a group’s culture heroes
was going to make for good feeling?


34 posted on 04/24/2017 6:08:45 AM PDT by CondorFlight (I)
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To: Paulie

Well said.


35 posted on 04/24/2017 6:20:15 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: bigtoona

Rather reminds me of the destruction of ancient monuments by radical islamists. AND when are they going to remove the statue of Lenin from the park in Seattle? Maybe they could ship it to Red Square.


36 posted on 04/24/2017 6:23:21 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: 1217Chic

Can’t anyone do something about this nonsense?????

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This has been an ongoing disussion for a few years. The demographics/political
aspects of New Orleans will give you a clue as to the why and what is happening.


37 posted on 04/24/2017 6:24:17 AM PDT by deport
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To: Socon-Econ

With that response, you are part of the problem.


38 posted on 04/24/2017 6:25:19 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: chemicalman

From the land of the “Dixie” comes the latest act of terminal stupidity.2


39 posted on 04/24/2017 6:26:53 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: dforest

Since Jackson removed the Native Americans from their rightful ownership of land and shipped them west on the trail of tears, I suppose Jackson square and all it entails will be next. Madness reigns in this country.


40 posted on 04/24/2017 6:28:52 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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