New Orleans begins removing monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee/ *Today*

i cant beleave i heard cheering in the back ground the remove
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...ed94f6-364d-11e7-99b0-dd6e94e786e5_story.html

 

well another piece of us history going to the scrap dump maybe they will melt it down and send it to china to come back as some new iphone . isnt it all about the money and tourism..and pleasing the globalist nanny types anyway

 

Well it's nice to know that Mayor Mitch Landrieu is focused on the important issues......with New Orleans constantly ranked in the top 4 most crime ridden cities in the country why not spend public time, resources, money and energy removing a statue that hasn't bothered anybody in over 100 years........I'm assuming that tourists can now go to NOLA without the fear of being beaten, raped, robbed and murdered now that the 'evil' image of Robert E. Lee has been thrown in the trash.....

 

as you see gay globlistic looking weird statues are ok in
New Orleans

in the circle square city center park but no cant have a super famous warrior their

 

ok why not let us have it both ways, if lee statue comes down so should martin Luther king the commie also
all over the us isnt that fair liberals i dont want to see mlk stuckup face looking down on me either

 

I wonder if they bothered to mention how much Lee was indifferent to the politics of the South and steadfastly against succession.

 

MLK was one the top 5 great leaders this country saw in the 20th century.

 

they are hell bent on any white alpha male demolition of history now, they are in a emotional frenzy they smell blood and keep going for the throat like some zommbie like mob

 

good riddance

 

great not in my mind and many others but we dont count.. the pc world moive entertainment world has idolize him.

 

Now the Malcolm X statue in New York should be destroyed.......why honor a petty criminal and racist?

 

so the goodness in your heart mind is erasing getting rid of historic landmarks?

 

the conservatives and moderates are scared that would cause riots in the inter city if they done that , so technology where hostages
black

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-new-orleans-general-lee-20170519-story.html

 

You'll get over it.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/...25b5e6e4cf3a771cf18f435868f8bb15&action=click

 

why are you so sure of that i a m not your average sheep fish type that swallows the left propaganda so easily i am a 3%er

 

Lol. This country is beginning to look like Germany in the 20's-early 30's.

I hope the same bad things don't happen to you.

 

Or that Lee was offered the top general position first. McClellan was an afterthought.

Maybe we should move all of the black soldiers buried in Lee's front yard.

 

What a shame to see history being erased largely because people are too ignorant to even understand the nuances of history.

 

Agreed.

 

Those are some odd statues. I'm not familiar with them. I don't care for either one. The one (guitars?) looks like a leaning pile of junk. Confirmation that beauty must be in the eye of the beholder!

 

If you can convince the New Orleans city government, go for it.

This is simple stuff here. Times have changed, and the electorate/demographic has changed and thus the realities of who they want honored with public art. The population had been declining for over a decade even before the flood. After Katrina, the city responding to depopulation with a host of new programs, plans to reinvigorate the city. The people of New Orleans as reflected by their representatives, are entitled to decide what values they want reflected in their parks, city hall, and county court property as they try to accomplish this.

Unless you live there, its not really your problem. Your opinion of King and Lee is worth squat if you don't live there, pay taxes and vote there.

 

Top 4 in crime????

Not according to this list... not even close.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/10/01/most-dangerous-cities-america/91227778/

 

He should have remained an afterthought!

 

History is not under attack. The values of the community have changed to reflect a different demographic, a different time, and a different set of priorities. That means who they want honored in their municipal property will reflect social change. Its supposed to work like this.

 

but i lived in Louisiana in the 1982 to 83 at fort polk i kown how the rural people think Cajun like..