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Don't get me wrong: I want to see all monuments dedicated to the Confederacy destroyed.  I just don't understand the argument that preserving them instead would be like preserving history itself.  First of all, history is more than slabs of concrete.  Second, it isn't as if deconstructing the cursed things will somehow erase the legacy of slavery or Jim Crow segregation in this country, never to be thought of or mentioned again.  Because, believe me, just as soon as we even THINK about forgetting about the history of race relations in America, someone is bound to show up with receipts.

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If people are concerned about "preserving history" then put these things in a museum. They don't belong in public space. They never did. This isn't about history anymore. It's about the present. We have Nazis marching in our streets. We have white nationalists in our government. These statues are rallying points for terrorists. People who want to glorify the confederacy can do it on their own turf, their own time and their own dime.

 

Meanwhile, I have to admit that I kind of enjoy watching this white supremacist chased through the streets. 

 

 

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I am glad that the citizens of Charlottesville chased away Jason Kessler. He is an evil racist coward, who can't take getting his comeuppance for the damage he has helped caused. Jason, Richard Spencer and others from this racist group need to be held accountable for the destruction they have caused. I hope they get chased all the way out of town.Their views and actions are disgusting and so is them infiltrating Charlottesville. Unite the Right thought they could try and take over in that smaller community but I am glad they are learning otherwise.

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^^ I can't imagine how Ms. Bro feels but what wonderful uplifting thoughts of her daughter and said with such grace and poise after her loss.  Heather sounds like an incredibly special person. I hope when that monument comes down they do something to honor her and the others who were there standing against oppression and bigotry.

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