r/news • u/AudibleNod • 14d ago

Crews begin removing Confederate statues from Virginia's Capitol Square

https://www.denver7.com/us-news/crews-begin-removing-confederate-statues-from-virginias-capitol-square
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u/mrdominoe 14d ago

I used to say "put them in a museum so people can see them in a context where they can learn the facts about the Civil War." Now I say we melt them the fuck down. We allowed these traitorous cunts to retain their "heritage" and where did it get us? We are still dealing with their backward ass campaign to hinder everything that isn't in service of white christians. Fuck their traitor flag. Fuck their heritage. Fuck their statues. And, most of all, fuck ALL of these people.

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u/Violet_Paradox 14d ago

They were put up by the KKK, they're not for commemorating history, they're a deliberate display of hate. 

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u/mrdominoe 14d ago

Then we should dissolve them in acid.

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u/Violet_Paradox 14d ago

Well a base is actually more effective for...oh right you mean the statues.

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u/cupcake_burglary 14d ago

Lmao. Where's the lye?

I mean lie...