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Left image is ignoring the slavery aspect of the civil war.
Right side is ignoring the ongoing effects of slavery even after losing the civil war.
The underlying messaging is consistent even if the 'keep vs hide' rhetoric has changed.
Alternatively, he isn't trying to preserve the heritage of the confederacy, but of the 1960s when many of these statues were built.
Because it's always about the racism