(This article was originally written for The Rogue Review.) As New York City considers removing the statues of men vital to the creation of the U.S., including George Washington, leftists are once again showing their determination to rewrite and erase history. But conservatives are losing the monument war precisely because our own defense of monuments as a whole is founded upon historical lies and false premises…
‘Such men as these are never at heart’s ease when they behold a greater than themselves.’ This especially applies to the left. They don’t suggest a replacement - just destroy what is there. Beneath that is the self-satisfied feeling that they are more knowledgeable than those those who erected the statues.
Or gain them. I am so impressed by this education on just how evil the Confederates were. I certainly was unaware of some of their darker deeds because the Democrats won the peace. Good riddance to the racist, murderous traitors!
"State"is fungible with "country" in the English language, and was in 1776 and 1861.
Southern secession was no more "traitorous" than BREXIT, Yankee cretin.
‘Such men as these are never at heart’s ease when they behold a greater than themselves.’ This especially applies to the left. They don’t suggest a replacement - just destroy what is there. Beneath that is the self-satisfied feeling that they are more knowledgeable than those those who erected the statues.
And this is how you lose subscribers.
Or gain them. I am so impressed by this education on just how evil the Confederates were. I certainly was unaware of some of their darker deeds because the Democrats won the peace. Good riddance to the racist, murderous traitors!
And good riddance to þæt pesky inalienable right of freedom of association.