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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,949 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2020, 07:52 AM Jul 2020

The history and future of Confederate monuments

This episode originally aired a while back. It was on last night.

The history and future of Confederate monuments
As debate over the takedown of Confederate monuments continues, 60 Minutes examines why and when the statues went up in the first place

2020
Jul 12
CORRESPONDENT
Anderson Cooper

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The history and future of Confederate monuments (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 OP

Statues are to venerate the person, they are not history. Dustlawyer Jul 2020 #1

Just drove by AP Hill again underpants Jul 2020 #2

Dustlawyer

(10,518 posts)

1. Statues are to venerate the person, they are not history.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 08:03 AM

Jul 2020

You don’t see statues of Hitler in Germany, why keep those of traitors to this country? Put them in museums.

underpants

(186,651 posts)

2. Just drove by AP Hill again

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 08:11 AM

Jul 2020

As I was getting near I thought that the work crews might be out there this morning. Nope.

Did see news crews from two TV stations setting up near the Redskins training camp area. Probably related to the name change announcement today.

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