Lee Circle without Gen. Lee is going to be weird.
For the most part, people who actually live in New Orleans do not seemingly oppose to removal of the monuments.
However, I’m sure there will be some outside agitators who will protest the removal of the Confederate monuments.
I wouldn’t know who opposes or does not oppose from what I read in the media. Bad enough Landrieu’s claims are repeated as if gospel.
So the goal is to make believe history never happened? Is that it? Because some nitwits are *offended*?
The Civil War is part of our history as is Reconstruction. The Republican president freed the slaves. It all happened. Libs don’t get to erase it.
Those monuments are of significant historical value and should be preserved.
What’s next? The removal of all Christian churches and Jewish synagogues because they offend muslims?
You mean BLM Circle?
For the most part, people who actually live in New Orleans do not seemingly oppose to removal of the monuments.
However, I’m sure there will be some outside agitators who will protest the removal of the Confederate monuments.
New Orleans wasn't of great importance during the Civil War, really. It fell early on and was occupied by Union troops. However, New Orleans was very important to the slavery market in the decades leading up to the secession votes and subsequent war.
Perhaps Lee's statue should be replaced by one in the image of a free Louisiana black who owned, bred and sold slaves in the state. I see no reason why not - Landrieu hasn't demanded that all restored slaves' quarters be stricken from guided tours within the city. That's two-faced beyond belief - the city wants the "antebellum" stuff to bring in the tourists - but let's not mention the "bellum" part, mmm-kay? Charming.
Where slavery is concerned, New Orleans has a lot more to answer for than any soldier who wore Confederate gray.
This is so stupid. At this rate the Liberty Bell will be removed from public viewing because the crack reminds some gender idiot of a human rear end and that it somehow discriminates against the human rear end crack...this is the future folks...
How is this different than what the Taliban did in Afghanistan, in destroying historic sites because they somehow offended the Koran & the profit?
“For the most part, people who actually live in New Orleans do not seemingly oppose to removal of the monuments.”
GEE! I can’t imagine why! On second thought I know the reason why.
“However, I’m sure there will be some outside agitators who will protest the removal of the Confederate monuments.”
I doubt that, but do you honestly think they will stop with those Confederate monuments?