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Ft Myers rally

iguanaman said:
And taking part in a rebellion against the U.S. is treason not patriotism. There is nothing even remotely admirable about the South's war against their own country.
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Which is why there shouldn’t be statues “honoring” the traitors.
 
Tigerace117 said:
1) Except Confederate troops committed atrocities against African American US troops

2) Furthermore, committing treason and killing loyal Americans in the process is murder.
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There were atrocities on both sides.
 
itsforthekids said:
There were atrocities on both sides.
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The South’s cause in itself was an atrocity.

Do you have any evidence of US troops refusing to take prisoners during the Civil War? Because Confederates were notorious for vowing not to take African American US troops prisoner.
 
So what happened in Ft. Myers today? Must have been uneventful.
 
iguanaman said:
And that is why memorials glorifying it are an abomination and a racist attempt to rewrite history.
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They've stood for decades...all of a sudden people are offended? The faux outrage today rings hollow.
 
Tigerace117 said:
The South’s cause in itself was an atrocity.

Do you have any evidence of US troops refusing to take prisoners during the Civil War? Because Confederates were notorious for vowing not to take African American US troops prisoner.
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Have you ever read the stories of the prison camps?
 
Slingshot Bob said:
Fort Myers rally tommorow
The NAACP and Sons of Confederate Veterans, will hold a rally in Ft. Myers Fl., tomorrow. The NAACP wants to remove a Robert E Lee monument, while the Sons of Confederate Veterans want it to stay. Ft Myers is in LEE county for crying out loud!

If I had a way to get there and was not a caretaker of a dependant, bet your ass I would be there. As it is, I am looking into what is required to join the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Wonder if the anemic, tofu eating cowardly thugs will be there?



Police prepare for protests at controversial Fort Myers statue Tuesday

The debate over a confederate statue in downtown Fort Myers is going to get more heated, as protesters of the statue plan on making their opinion known on Tuesday.

The statue in downtown Fort Myers/WINK News
The two sides involved are far from reaching a middle ground over the Robert E. Lee statue.
As critics and supporters gear up for a showdown on Tuesday, Fort Myers Police say they’re making special preparations ahead of the planned demonstration organized by the Lee County NAACP.

NAACP President James Muwakkil/WINK News
“Obviously nobody wants any sort of violence….you know, altercations. Nobody wants any confrontation or hostility,” said Rachel Bass.
Those opposed to the statue want it moved from city property to a less conspicuous location like a history museum. Other groups say they plan to join the cause as well.
“It’s time for people outside of that immediate circle to come and support their efforts,” Bass said.
Supporters of the statue, like the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, plan to stage their own demonstration.

The statue in downtown Fort Myers/WINK News
“They just want to protect the statue from a physical standpoint, so it doesn’t wind up like a lot of the statues vandalized that have been in the news recently,” said Steve Fabian.
As the group’s spokesman, Fabian says the statue should remain a visible symbol of the country’s history.
“If you can’t have a statue of Robert E. Lee in the county seat of Robert E. Lee county, and a portrait of him, where can you have it?” Fabian said.

Sons of the Confederacy/WINK News
But critics say it sends a hateful message.
“It’s not like a historical thing that happened right after the Civil War. It was put up during a time where the county and Fort Myers was being forcibly desegregated,” Bass said. “These things were placed here to send the message of who’s in charge, and it’s not the African American population.”
Both sides say they’re committed to making sure the demonstrations remain peaceful.
The event is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Give them a minute, they will want the name of Lee co. changed to King co. any minute now.
 
I wonder what they will say about us in a few hundred years from now? Anyone else? Will they laugh about us? I mean, they will be so much smarter than we are now, know how we should have dealt with the worries of today, in hindsight of course, but c'mon, we should have known better. Right?
 
itsforthekids said:
Have you ever read the stories of the prison camps?
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You mean like Andersonville, which was so bad they hung the commandant? Even Jefferson Davis lived, in comparison. Now, what does that tell you?
 
itsforthekids said:
They've stood for decades...all of a sudden people are offended? The faux outrage today rings hollow.
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The long existence is our national shame not an excuse for compounding the wrong by keeping them around even longer. Their purpose is no longer valid or acceptable. That is the real reason for the "outrage' at removing them. We will no longer tolerate racism in any form. Get used to it.
 
iguanaman said:
The long existence is our national shame not an excuse for compounding the wrong by keeping them around even longer. Their purpose is no longer valid or acceptable. That is the real reason for the "outrage' at removing them. We will no longer tolerate racism in any form. Get used to it.
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LOL..."get used to it!" lol
 
ecofarm said:
Scumbags left the US and slaughtered Americans to preserve inhuman tyranny. Disgracefully, the last stand of Western slavers was made here in the US. Tear down the monuments to the American Taliban.
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Slavery is still alive and well in the world today, you and your ilk are to busy virtue signaling in the comfort of the US, to do a damn thing about it.
 
MrPeanut said:
I think it's appropriate to have a Confederate history museum. On this issue, I agree with Robert E. Lee himself who opposed public monuments to the Confederacy. Lee believed it would be a hindrance to the country uniting. He was right.
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I would like to see your source.
 
ecofarm said:
1. Left the US, abandoned the nation and country.
2. Declared war against the US.
3. Slaughtered Americans to maintain tyranny.

The South were terrorists bent on maintaining horrible tyranny. They are no different than ISIS or the Taliban. They stand against everything the US and our Constitution stand for. If they could have killed us all, they would and the world would live in darkness.

We've spent enough time coddling the losers. It degrades us as individuals and as a nation to continue to support participation trophies for terrorists. The time of worrying about them rebelling is past. The time of endorsing the intimidation of blacks is past.

No more participation trophies for anti-US scumbags.
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A modern boogy man. You SJW types should focus your efforts on slavery, still ongoing today.
 
Slingshot Bob said:
History erasers, coming to a town near you, soon!

They hate the America of our fathers. They wont stop at Confederate monuments, as we have seen.
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The confederates lost, get over it. The confederates were anti American.
 
ecofarm said:
We're tearing down the monuments to traitorous scum who left the US and murdered Americans for slavery.

Or perhaps you'd like to erect monuments to modern scum doing the same.
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YOU, are not doing a damn thing. I am looking into joining the SCV as my lineage qualifies me.
 
Slingshot Bob said:
They wont stop at Confederate monuments. Like it or not, the Confederacy is a part of American history.
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Uh, you are cheering on the traitors to America, the ones who fought to keep other humans as slaves.

Not a very smart choice. The south lost, any true American would forever scorn them. You seem to like the confederacy, OK, go move to their country...wait...they don't have one because they lost. Boo hoo.
 
beefheart said:
Uh, you are cheering on the traitors to America, the ones who fought to keep other humans as slaves.

Not a very smart choice. The south lost, any true American would forever scorn them. You seem to like the confederacy, OK, go move to their country...wait...they don't have one because they lost. Boo hoo.
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Say's a liberal...
Those who forget history...
I am a southerner, if you think I should scorn my ancestors...I have some advice for you, but I cant post it here.

Slavery is still going on in the world today. What have YOU personally done about THAT?
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Scrub-a-dub-dub....we gotta be squeaky clean to get into UTOPIA.

Minds all rightly ordered, with the right ideas, nobody talking disturbingly hurting the victims with their abusive language...
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You know, Hawk, you might have a point if y'all weren't the biggest ****ing hypocrites the world has ever known. It's right in your ****ing major CON constitution!!! All men are NOT created equal!


I take a pass.
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On what? Human compassion, human decency?
 
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