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Originally Posted by jdulej
That's not what I think. IMO, if someone or some group wants to honor a traitor, they should show that person in an appropriate pose such as bowing his/her head in shame or something like that. This thread morphed into a debate over who was nicer or did more bad things. To me, the point was - why would we honor a traitor? Simple as that. Does not matter how nice or mean they were.
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You believe that the soldier was a traitor and many believe they were/are memorializing an American soldier, regardless of his state that he was defending. And yes, many were just defending their state when they were fighting. If they would have run up North and fought for the Union, then their families would have been punished by their own neighbors and their land would have been seized. Of course, the North DID seize their land and in many cases gave it to the freed slaves. That is just one way to look at it. I used to think of the Southern soldiers as traitors, but have "evolved" in my view. Now, I look at them as my countrymen that were put in unfortunate circumstances and were STILL loyal to their state and what would eventually be their version of country.
Not to change the subject but Floyd was a career criminal and he died. Now, he is memorialized with a statue honoring him. For what? Perhaps as a reminder that he was forgiven by the people and remembered as a criminal that died during an altercation with the police? Was he a traitor? Was he remembered as a criminal with the statue?
The statues were landmarks. The statues were a reminder of what our country had to suffer through in its growing stage. The statues were a reminder of how patriotic or loyal our fellow countrymen are, even if possibly misled. Remember, many think that Vietnam involvement was wrong, even to the point of ostracizing our Vets upon their return.
In war we do not hate the enemy. Many of us respect their bravery when they fight us, considering the overwhelming odds of them beating us.
Just my two cents. I am not insulted by Confederate statues. I am not shamed by them. I am not insulted by statues of Columbus or Indigenous natives of America. I think a statue of Floyd is ironic and ridiculous, but that is what the people of that city wished and that is what they got.