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2017-10-31 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

'Unacceptable': Online reactions to Virginia church's removal of Washington & Lee plaques

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Posted by Fred 2017-10-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 General Lee fought for the Confederacy

He also fought with distinction in the Mexican-American War. Did the church also go Hispanic?

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-10-31 07:33|| 2017-10-31 07:33|| Front Page Top

#2 One person accused the church of "cowardly political correctness from moral eunuchs."

And that person would be correct.

Posted by AlanC 2017-10-31 09:26|| 2017-10-31 09:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Lee Chapel is where the nut-action will center, once the stilt people are informed of the Lee recumbent statue.

Posted by Shipman 2017-10-31 12:07|| 2017-10-31 12:07|| Front Page Top

#4 otoh: Marion Barry to get his own statue in Washington, DC

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-10-31 12:10|| 2017-10-31 12:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Washington & Lee University is my alma mater. We've been proactive in addressing the controversy and even removed the Confederate flags from Lee Chapel - where REL is buried - to avoid offending anyone. That being said, i can't help but think it's only a matter of time til the hordes descend on Lexington and insist on a name change. Guess we'll have to call it 'The U' (sorry, Miami) since both namesakes are off-limits.

Posted by Glomosing Omainter7636 2017-10-31 13:14|| 2017-10-31 13:14|| Front Page Top

#6 In the modern Inquisition, no other virtue trumps the mortal sin of actual or perceived racism. So the taint of being a slave-owner removes all worth from any other life accomplishments, contributions, or quality. Heresy must be punished and minds disciplined to the true faith, thus the taint of white privilege must be corrected everywhere white people exist.
(sadly, not sarcasm for many on the left)

Posted by NoMoreBS 2017-10-31 13:58|| 2017-10-31 13:58|| Front Page Top

#7 What gets me is the brouhaha over former slave owners who have been in the ground for over a century, when the enlightened ones could easily go confront people who currently own slaves.
But that would entail personal risk and inconvenience.

Posted by ed in texas 2017-10-31 15:59|| 2017-10-31 15:59|| Front Page Top

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