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Thursday, 17 August 2017
quote [ In a recent interview with the Observer, the Rev. William Barber, architect of “Moral Mondays” and co-leader of the upcoming Poor People’s Campaign, spoke about Charlottesville, President Donald Trump, Franklin Graham, Charlotte’s poverty, and the campaign to resurrect Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last push for economic justice. ]
An update to this post. Seeing as how the goal is to bring poor people together from across all walks of life, I hope this overtakes the dividing statue debate, for the time being. Personally, I think they should come down, but I don't see it as a productive long term goal.
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mechavolt said @ 3:45pm GMT on 17th August
"I think they should come down, but I don't see it as a productive long term goal."
Really? Because the primary effect of taking them is long term. Monuments are trans-generational. These monuments were put up within the last 70 years as a statement against desegregation, and were inherently racist. Today's younger generations don't have that context -- they see monuments glorifying generals and soldiers from the Civil War. The message of racism is obscured, but still transmitted, by "preserving history". Removing the monuments has the long-term benefit of ensuring that message isn't passed on to future generations in the same way.
mechavolt said @ 3:45pm GMT on 17th August
"I think they should come down, but I don't see it as a productive long term goal."
Really? Because the primary effect of taking them down is long term. Monuments are trans-generational. These monuments were put up within the last 70 years as a statement against desegregation, and were inherently racist. Today's younger generations don't have that context -- they see monuments glorifying generals and soldiers from the Civil War. The message of racism is obscured, but still transmitted, by "preserving history". Removing the monuments has the long-term benefit of ensuring that message isn't passed on to future generations in the same way.
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mechavolt said @ 3:45pm GMT on 17th August
"I think they should come down, but I don't see it as a productive long term goal."
Really? Because the primary effect of taking them down is long term. Monuments are trans-generational. These monuments were put up within the last 70 years as a statement against desegregation, and were inherently racist. Today's younger generations don't have that context -- they see monuments glorifying generals and soldiers from the Civil War. The message of racism is obscured, but still transmitted, by "preserving history". Removing the monuments has the long-term benefit of ensuring that message isn't passed on to future generations in the same way.
