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:
Leave my culture alone!!!!
Those decisions should not be made by a city council. They should be on the voting ballots for registered voters to vote on. A councils hold not be able to speak for the entire population of a city.
Virginia Valdez, I live in the South and it is the same here as every where else. No more. No less. The kkk has been pretty quiet for a long time with only an occasional noise and their numbers are small. I don’t know where you go to school but you must know that things have somewhat changed over the last 100 years or so.
THIS SHOULD BRING MANY YEARS IN PRISON FOR YOU !
Destruction of historical landmarks, properties etc. is against the law. Period! Prosecution needs to be put in place with this type of behaviors.
No its vandalized history by gutless children….
The Confederate states were staunch democrats. The kkk was born of the Democrat party. Segregation was a product of a democrat congress.
Ending slavery was Lincoln’s doing and he was a Republican.
Ending segregation was fought by every Democrat in the country.
Why do democrats still insist their policies aren’t racist?
Liberalism is a mental disorder
So does this mean no more MLK statues or MLK day.
Ok, no more black history month…..Miss. Black beauty pageants. BLM, black panthers.
Just saying!!!!!!
Come on we can’t have selective racism/ignorance.
All or nothing!!!!!
Fair not selective.
The US government still has slaves, it’s called welfare