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Capn Circus
07/07/18 12:10:24 AM
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New Orleans circa 1900. "General Lee monument, Tivoli Circle, St. Charles Avenue."

"The statue was removed by official order and moved to an unknown location on May 19, 2017. (Wikipedia)"

Looked like a pretty clean area back in the day...

http://www.shorpy.com/node/23576?size=_original#caption
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Land Of Gamecubes
07/07/18 12:11:37 AM
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Why The Fuck Is It So Zoomed In Who Made This Shit Website
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Dash_Harber
07/07/18 12:12:11 AM
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Capn Circus posted...
Looked like a pretty clean area back in the day...


Getting pretty courageous with the thinly veiled racism, huh?

Anyway, good. We should remember the past, but that doesn't mean we have to glorify it. If you think that the only way to teach children about the past is giant statues completely devoid of context, you are incredibly obtuse.
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Antifar
07/07/18 12:15:04 AM
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Even arguments about history don't hold up; Robert E. Lee never set foot in New Orleans, a city which has a rich history and culture that is all its own.
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Capn Circus
07/07/18 12:20:34 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Getting pretty courageous with the thinly veiled racism, huh?


I'm just saying the area looks clean.

Why would you immediately associate my comments with "thinly veiled racism"?

If that's the first thought that came out of your mind, you should probably examine your prejudices.
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Dash_Harber
07/07/18 12:21:39 AM
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Capn Circus posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Getting pretty courageous with the thinly veiled racism, huh?


I'm just saying the area looks clean.

Why would you immediately associate my comments with "thinly veiled racism"?

If that's the first thought that came out of your mind, you should probably examine your prejudices.


The "..." and the fact that you are only associating with the removal of an openly racist historical icon is probably why my mind went there.

Good of you to actually ignore the actual point I was making, though. I guess that wasn't as easy to actually respond to, huh?
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Shut_TheF---Up
07/07/18 12:21:41 AM
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Capn Circus posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Getting pretty courageous with the thinly veiled racism, huh?


I'm just saying the area looks clean.

Why would you immediately associate my comments with "thinly veiled racism"?

If that's the first thought that came out of your mind, you should probably examine your prejudices.


Because you have a history of saying racist shit
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Capn Circus
07/07/18 12:24:16 AM
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Shut_TheF---Up posted...
Capn Circus posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Getting pretty courageous with the thinly veiled racism, huh?


I'm just saying the area looks clean.

Why would you immediately associate my comments with "thinly veiled racism"?

If that's the first thought that came out of your mind, you should probably examine your prejudices.


Because you have a history of saying racist shit


Do I? I don't think I do.

Enlighten me, 5 Karma alt.
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Skye Reynolds
07/07/18 12:26:52 AM
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General Lee circa 1990

https://imgur.com/TaW9fKD
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Dash_Harber
07/07/18 12:27:04 AM
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I think you may have missed my post.
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Capn Circus
07/07/18 12:49:20 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Capn Circus posted...
Looked like a pretty clean area back in the day...


Getting pretty courageous with the thinly veiled racism, huh?

Anyway, good. We should remember the past, but that doesn't mean we have to glorify it. If you think that the only way to teach children about the past is giant statues completely devoid of context, you are incredibly obtuse.


I'm just posting historical pictures. I really don't know what your specific agenda is, or what your "point" is.

@Dash_Harber
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hockeybub89
07/07/18 12:56:07 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Anyway, good. We should remember the past, but that doesn't mean we have to glorify it. If you think that the only way to teach children about the past is giant statues completely devoid of context, you are incredibly obtuse.

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Capn Circus
07/07/18 1:03:22 AM
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I encourage you all to look at Shorpy.com photos.

Really good photos, throughout various time periods.

I haven't found someone with purple hair yet.
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Halo478
07/07/18 1:06:26 AM
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Confederates were fucking traitors to america and they lost all there history should have been wiped out
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Dash_Harber
07/07/18 2:29:36 AM
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Capn Circus posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Capn Circus posted...
Looked like a pretty clean area back in the day...


Getting pretty courageous with the thinly veiled racism, huh?

Anyway, good. We should remember the past, but that doesn't mean we have to glorify it. If you think that the only way to teach children about the past is giant statues completely devoid of context, you are incredibly obtuse.


I'm just posting historical pictures. I really don't know what your specific agenda is, or what your "point" is.

@Dash_Harber


Oh, maybe I misunderstood. So why did you mention when the statue was taken down but not when it was put up or any other facts about it?
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Questionmarktarius
07/07/18 2:36:14 AM
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The only General Lee monument that matters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRX4mlFi06A" data-time="
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SuperShake666
07/07/18 2:42:37 AM
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CrimsonRage posted...
i don't get it, why honour a traitor


Cause he tried to defend their "right" to own black people, probably. I dunno, just a guess.
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