Breitbart has published a two-sided debate regarding the dismantling of Confederate monuments across the South, and columnist Jarrett Stepman is arguing that the monuments should be protected, not destroyed.
The issue is a sensitive one for many in the south. While current supporters for the Confederacy have largely clung to the idea because of family lineage or southern pride, many have tried to hijack symbols of the Confederacy for purposes of racism and violence.
Those people have largely won, as Confederate symbols across America have fallen in a stunningly quick fashion.
But now that time has passed from the shooting in Charleston, many are looking back at what may have been an altogether too-quick knee-jerk reaction by the country and the south, and wondering if the erasure of the Confederacy from our history was wise.
Stepman argues that America doesn’t need to fundamentally change and transform our history, but rather transform out future. Read his thoughts on the next page:
George Washington. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Grant the yankee general among other presidents were slave owners as well as other presidents. Should we take down the Washington monument and the Jefferson memorial? Or should we just pick and choose whatever the black raciest have in mind at any moment? EDIOTS!!!!!
History should not be erased!
Cultural Cleansing —– not with explosives or sledge hammers, but just as destructive.
Liberalism has brainwashed so many. If they knew real history they wouldn’t be doing this.
The race card no works.It has been TRUMPED .
Hillary,Obama, Harry Reid,Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Shumer, Debbie Wasserman, Bernie Sanders…..all leftists.
that is insanity …those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it, trump is building a mob of angry people…could it lead to american fighting against american? the confederacy is part of our Amazing American History…erasing any trace of it…is arrogance and stupidity and doesn’t change history but it does invite forgetting it…i wouldn’t be so quick to think there couldn’t be a John Wilkes Both Wacko out there thinking he could be a hero for shutting Trump up…
Yeah right pal,that’s why the blacks left the south to go north! Quit trying to cover up for you republicans bs lies!get your facts straight before you open your “YAP”
Stop this madness. Tho icon isn’t responsible for slavery. Get a grip. More blacks owned blacks than whites did. Read your history.
Lady they all did the same gezz.you ack like you republicans are innocent gezz get a life!