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Topic	Protesters are now claiming they will remove Emancipation Abraham Lincoln Statue
TheGoldenEel 06/25/20 12:39:07 AM #80:	onedarksoul posted... Statues celebrating the end of slavery DO belong in this country, for slavery IS over. Its a dark chapter in this country's history which must never be forgotten. Out of sight, out of mind. I probably know where you'll disagree on this point. Inequality is a separate, more nebulous issue. By tearing them down, you are pissing on all of the accomplishments of those who fought, and in many cases died, so that slaves could be free. Some of this is definitely the despondent outcry of those who still "feel" they are slaves, because maybe they are. Mental slaves. Not legal slaves, nor physical. Perhaps the people who believe that rationale are being played by more insidious and destructive forces, which is the view I lean toward, or they are simply swept up in the fervor of the mob. In either case, these are half-baked justifications which evaporate upon a studied consideration of the facts. If thats your argument, I in turn ask, when is it feasible to put statues up? What event or law would have to happen in order for it to be safe to acknowledge the struggle of those who fought ? People can't change the goal-posts of what they represent after more than half a century. And you mention the woman statue. Women are equal under the law, more than equal in fact, if you look at family court, divorce court, and the court of public opinion. All Im asking you to do is to acknowledge that there is more nuance to the protesting of statues than youre giving protesters credit for, and with that post you did --- The words of The Golden Eel have been revealed... Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:941219549] in Protesters... [t:78799212]...</cite> <quote>onedarksoul posted... </cite> <quote>Statues celebrating the end of slavery DO belong in this country, for slavery IS over. Its a dark chapter in this country's history which must never be forgotten. Out of sight, out of mind. I probably know where you'll disagree on this point. Inequality is a separate, more nebulous issue. By tearing them down, you are pissing on all of the accomplishments of those who fought, and in many cases died, so that slaves could be free. Some of this is definitely the despondent outcry of those who still "feel" they are slaves, because maybe they are. Mental slaves. Not legal slaves, nor physical. Perhaps the people who believe that rationale are being played by more insidious and destructive forces, which is the view I lean toward, or they are simply swept up in the fervor of the mob. In either case, these are half-baked justifications which evaporate upon a studied consideration of the facts. If thats your argument, I in turn ask, when is it feasible to put statues up? What event or law would have to happen in order for it to be safe to acknowledge the struggle of those who fought ? People can't change the goal-posts of what they represent after more than half a century. And you mention the woman statue. Women are equal under the law, more than equal in fact, if you look at family court, divorce court, and the court of public opinion.</quote>All Im asking you to do is to acknowledge that there is more nuance to the protesting of statues than youre giving protesters credit for, and with that post you did --- The words of The Golden Eel have been revealed... Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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