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Interesting how if one wishes to have a discussion on a matter, someone else that wishes to dominate or dispose of the conversation will use extremes such as "ALL" or nothing. It only becomes a gray area when it comes to personal freedoms that stomp all over the moral majority's view. It's better to not argue, but to just say "NEWS FLASH: I DON'T CARE." Statues have been there for decades with NO complaint. Now, it's not even the minorities complaining (until an anarchist white tells them they are being wronged). The South demonstrated and protested and it was wrong. Today, thousands come out to demonstrate and protest, destroy, riot and kill and it is considered patriotic. When are we going to destroy our War monuments in D.C. because they might insult Japanese, Germans, Koreans or Vietnamese that we killed with our military? After all, we do not want to make any ethnicity feel bad about LOSING to us.
There will always be someone that is "hurt" by being reminded that we have a tainted history. But, our history has made us the best and greatest country in the world, regardless of implied blemishes. Like someone else has said on other threads, if you don't like what's on TV, then change the channel or turn it off. Someone wishes to watch that channel or it wouldn't get broadcasted. Same with memorials. If you don't like that statue, then don't look at it. If you do not like crosses, then don't look at it. It is an insult to some of us when you demean historically significant reminders. I see no reason why any reminders of the CIVIL war would bother anyone when no one living is part of that period in our history. If reminders of that war bothers folks, then I think they should seek counseling. I think that some folks just have too much time on their hands, or they NEED an excuse for their failures.