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sleevieb OP t1_iudqdf6 wrote

Reply to comment by blackeyedsusan25 in Richmond's last Confederate statue can be removed, judge rules by sleevieb

It signals that the will of the people can not be denied and that efficacy of direct action.

It shows that no institution is sacred or safe from destructions.

It shows that the south will fall again.

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jael-oh-el t1_iudwrht wrote

I'm all for taking down the monuments and fixing the messed up things that are weird relics from the past, but I don't think saying the south will fall again is as clever as you think it is.

There are plenty of people who live in the south who aren't racist pieces of shit. We all live here. No one has tried to leave the union and form a new confederacy (lately, lol).

Idk, just sounds gross. There are more people living here now that I want good things for. I don't want society to crumble and fall just because it's southern, but that's just me. I don't think the answer is more snark and negativity, but do you.

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sleevieb OP t1_iue2pte wrote

What are “the messed up things that are weird relics from the past”?

There were plenty of abolitionists here in the 1860s and freedom fighters in the 1960s. Schools are more segregated now than they were in the 1950s.

A government that does not reflect the people’s will is tyranical and illegitimate. The society will remove it if it does not acquiesces. I think the answer is legalizing housing, annexation, having a representative and democratic government.

What do you think the solution is?

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jael-oh-el t1_iuec19x wrote

Confederate monuments, streets/buildings/parks/places/colleges/etc named after problematic historical figures that shouldn't be celebrated. Stuff like that.

I don't disagree that we have problems. It's not specific to the south though. If there were a simple solution, someone would have implemented it already.

I do know that you won't win anyone to your side or convince anyone with snarkiness or negativity though. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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sleevieb OP t1_iuepyzc wrote

Guess I'll just move two counties away and tell myself it is too complicated to fix and that calling out the powers at be for being corrupt, trynical, and antithetical to the peoples wants or needs. If that is snarky than so be it.

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