Note: the statue has been down longer than the Confederacy existed
this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2025
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I've spent more time taking a dump in my lifetime than the Confederacy existed.
Unlike the Left, we don’t believe in erasing American history — we honor it.”
Really? Because your guys spent the first few months of this year erasing as much history of women and minorities as you could get your hands on.
Oh and you guys are trying to erase about half the history of impeachment in the country.
Turns out the American history were the friends we slaughtered along the way
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Well they simply want us to be aware of how the confederacy lost because they were democrats but had good ideas about everything else
Unlike the Left, we don’t believe in erasing American history — we honor it.
By venerating our enemies and traitors who literally tried to tear our country asunder? Fuck those confederate pricks.
To be fair, they are traitors who are literally tearing your country asunder.
By venerating our enemies and traitors who literally tried to tear our country asunder?
. . .and then filling every level of government with them, and pardoning all their lackeys!
That's what happens when you treat monuments not like historical references but like political statements.
Hopefully they're trying to slow-roll it until he's out of office.
"hell never be out of office, trump is eternal"
It absolutely should not cost $10 million dollars to wash a statue and put it on a concrete base.
If I can build an entire house with foundation from scratch for a few hundred thousand, then a concrete square holding an already sculpted statue should not cost that.
It also should not be put up.
Can't wait to see what the "panels thst that offer context about it's history" will say...
Should have melted it down ages ago
Bleh. If it wasn't in Arlington it wouldn't be a problem to fix after it was restored.