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No, he mentions that in the article. But the tactic of erasing the past goes beyond the specific group doing it at the moment and is remarkably consistent throughout the history of all leftist groups at all times: destroy Tradition, destroy any connection with the past and inherited wisdom and morality.

The quote from Burke deals with the French Revolution, long before Mao or the Soviets, but you could plug in the name of any leftwing faction in any era and it would be the same.

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Sorry, unless I missed it, I do not see anywhere in the article where the author makes it clear that the protest organizers are/were supporters of Mao and the Soviets.

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"That’s why Mao’s Cultural Revolution in China torched temples and dug up ancient graves,... The modern-day American Left isn’t as bad as all that..."

Impatient protesters begin digging up Confederate general’s grave — themselves!

The American Mirror ^ | July 23, 2015 | Olaf Ekberg

A group of anti-Confederate protesters aren’t happy enough with the declaration by the city of Memphis that it wants to dig up and move the remains of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest.

http://www.theamericanmirror.com/impatient-protesters-begin-digging-up-confederate-generals-grave-themselves/

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A group of protesters started digging up the grave of Confederate general Nathan Beford Forrest in Memphis

The activist shoveled a patch of earth out of the grave, saying they were unhappy with a lack of progress by lawmakers to have the memorial  to Bedford Forrest removed

The city’s mayor, AC Wharton, began a push to remove the body and statue in the wake of the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, but needs approval from several branches of government before he can take action.

Members of the protest group, who call themselves the Commission on Religion and Racism, removed only a small patch of grass from the park, but threatened to return with heavy machinery to tear down the wartime symbol.

Isaac Richmond, the group’s leader, told local station WREG: ‘If he’s gone, some of this racism and race-hate might be gone. We got a fresh shovel full, and we hope that everybody else will follow suit and dig him up.

https://www.theburningplatform.com/2017/08/17/vigilante-protesters-start-digging-up-body-of-confederate-general-and-kkk-leader-nathan-forrest-from-his-grave/