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New Orleans on Monday began removing four monuments dedicated to the era of the Confederacy and its aftermath, capping a prolonged battle about the future of the memorials, which critics deemed symbols of racism and intolerance and which supporters viewed as historically important.

Workers dismantled an obelisk, which was erected in 1891 to honor members of the Crescent City White League who in 1874 fought in the Reconstruction-era Battle of Liberty Place against the racially integrated New Orleans police and state militia, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a statement.

The monument, which was sometimes used as a rallying point by David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan, has stirred debate for decades. Local leaders unsuccessfully tried to remove it in 1981 and 1993.

dbackjon wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/us/n ... .html?_r=0


New Orleans on Monday began removing four monuments dedicated to the era of the Confederacy and its aftermath, capping a prolonged battle about the future of the memorials, which critics deemed symbols of racism and intolerance and which supporters viewed as historically important.

Workers dismantled an obelisk, which was erected in 1891 to honor members of the Crescent City White League who in 1874 fought in the Reconstruction-era Battle of Liberty Place against the racially integrated New Orleans police and state militia, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a statement.

The monument, which was sometimes used as a rallying point by David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan, has stirred debate for decades. Local leaders unsuccessfully tried to remove it in 1981 and 1993.

Where's citdog when you need him

I like the title

Who fucking cares?

dbackjon wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/us/n ... .html?_r=0


New Orleans on Monday began removing four monuments dedicated to the era of the Confederacy and its aftermath, capping a prolonged battle about the future of the memorials, which critics deemed symbols of racism and intolerance and which supporters viewed as historically important.

Workers dismantled an obelisk, which was erected in 1891 to honor members of the Crescent City White League who in 1874 fought in the Reconstruction-era Battle of Liberty Place against the racially integrated New Orleans police and state militia, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a statement.

The monument, which was sometimes used as a rallying point by David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan, has stirred debate for decades. Local leaders unsuccessfully tried to remove it in 1981 and 1993.

It's good to see you're being mature about it

I'd love to compare and contrast today's rewrite of American history books vs. the ones from the early 1900's. Or for that matter the 1970's since we started erasing reminders of key times in the United States.




I guess these will be coming down too.

Any date when this monument to such an evil, fascist, racists, bigot (did I miss anything, Jon?) asshole is coming down?

FUCK New Orleans White Supremacists

89Hen wrote:FUCK New Orleans White Supremacists

Do you talk like this at church?

93henfan wrote:

89Hen wrote:FUCK New Orleans White Supremacists

Do you talk like this at church?

I usually don't. I sit quietly and try to make my youngest laugh without Mrs7171 seeing me.

andy7171 wrote:

93henfan wrote:
Do you talk like this at church?

I usually don't. I sit quietly and try to make my youngest laugh without Mrs7171 seeing me.

Mrs7171 may not see you, but Jesus does.

dbackjon wrote:

andy7171 wrote: I usually don't. I sit quietly and try to make my youngest laugh without Mrs7171 seeing me.

Mrs7171 may not see you, but Jesus does.

And Jesus is disappointed.

93henfan wrote:

89Hen wrote:FUCK New Orleans White Supremacists

Do you talk like this at church?

Our parish is a little more progressive.

89Hen wrote:

93henfan wrote:
Do you talk like this at church?

Our parish is a little more progressive.

"In the name of the Father, Son and the motherfuckin' Holy Spirit!"

dbackjon wrote:

andy7171 wrote: I usually don't. I sit quietly and try to make my youngest laugh without Mrs7171 seeing me.

Mrs7171 may not see you, but Jesus does.

I'm bringing joy to a life. We're good!

Ibanez wrote:

89Hen wrote: Our parish is a little more progressive.

"In the name of the Father, Son and the motherfuckin' Holy Spirit!"

dbackjon wrote:

andy7171 wrote: I usually don't. I sit quietly and try to make my youngest laugh without Mrs7171 seeing me.

Mrs7171 may not see you, but Jesus does.

He's prolly more disappointed in people who put their dingies in other people who have dingies.

Right?

bandl wrote:

dbackjon wrote:

Mrs7171 may not see you, but Jesus does.

He's prolly more disappointed in people who put their dingies in other people who have dingies.

Right?

I'm only concerned about myself.

This was one of the easier ones to take down - a purposely white supremacist group that said basically they were for white supremacy. I'm amazed that this monument was still up. Some of the other ones will be a bit more controversial, for sure. And Ibanez is right, do we ultimately take down monuments of currently popular historical figures (Washington for instance) because of political or social views they had during their lives that now conflict with what's acceptable today? Not all decisions to eradicate monuments will be so easy.

GannonFan wrote:This was one of the easier ones to take down - a purposely white supremacist group that said basically they were for white supremacy. I'm amazed that this monument was still up. Some of the other ones will be a bit more controversial, for sure. And Ibanez is right, do we ultimately take down monuments of currently popular historical figures (Washington for instance) because of political or social views they had during their lives that now conflict with what's acceptable today? Not all decisions to eradicate monuments will be so easy.

You're always aghast at historical comparisons unless they're 100% comparable.

Surely you can see a difference between a Confederate monument and a monument to Washington?

Skjellyfetti wrote:

GannonFan wrote:This was one of the easier ones to take down - a purposely white supremacist group that said basically they were for white supremacy. I'm amazed that this monument was still up. Some of the other ones will be a bit more controversial, for sure. And Ibanez is right, do we ultimately take down monuments of currently popular historical figures (Washington for instance) because of political or social views they had during their lives that now conflict with what's acceptable today? Not all decisions to eradicate monuments will be so easy.

You're always aghast at historical comparisons unless they're 100% comparable.

Surely you can see a difference between a Confederate monument and a monument to Washington?

There's a huge difference but it's happening. Woodrow Wilson's name at Princeton is being challenged (and a mural of him has already been removed). I'm sure someone will want to remove Clinton's name from something, give it some time. The whitewashing of American history....it's deplorable.

It's good to have dback back.

No homo.

andy7171 wrote:

93henfan wrote:
Do you talk like this at church?

I usually don't. I sit quietly and try to make my youngest laugh without Mrs7171 seeing me.

Is that the redhead? Pics?

Ivytalk wrote:It's good to have dback back.

No homo.

Yes, I thought the correlation between winners vs. participation award was funny

So I did something I rarely do. I read the article. This one is a no brainer, should have come down a long time ago.

One of the best thread titles ever.