Welcome Guest
Sign In | Register

When did all these monuments start popping up in the south?

Posted on: April 26, 2017 at 11:08:21 CT
MrBlueSky MU
Posts:
48578
Member For:
20.36 yrs
Level:
User
M.O.B. Votes:
0
It wasn't immediately following the Civil War. It was decades later when the "lost cause" movement became popular and southern "heritage" included memorializing people who fought a war to continue enslaving people.

They're participation trophies, nothing more.
Report Message

Please explain why this message is being reported.

REPLY

Handle:
Password:
Subject:

MESSAGE THREAD

ISIS versus US liberals.... - Tigrrrr! MU - 4/26 10:51:26
     you are an idiot - burnt ARMY - 4/26 12:14:58
          Ignore history...or better yet, completely rewrite it to fit - Tigrrrr! MU - 4/26 12:54:04
     You don't know who ISIS is. - Sleepy MU - 4/26 11:35:34
     Confederate Monuments/memorials are the ultimate - MrBlueSky MU - 4/26 10:55:05
          You should level Vicksburg - FootballRefugee MU - 4/26 11:04:32
               Cut a wide swath all the way to Atlanta. - Tigrrrr! MU - 4/26 11:11:45
                    They could do that every year. - Alferd Packer MU - 4/26 11:14:30
                         You want to get a Southerner riled up just mention - Tigrrrr! MU - 4/26 11:18:34
                              Field order 15 probably gets folks excited too (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 4/26 11:19:33
                         Triggered snowflake ^^^^^^^^^^ - JG A - 4/26 11:15:46
          They are reminders of their heritage. - Alferd Packer MU - 4/26 11:02:33
               their heritage of owning people. - burnt ARMY - 4/26 12:15:52
               Its impossible to not feel superior - JG A - 4/26 11:07:59
                    To the self delusional narcissists. - Alferd Packer MU - 4/26 11:12:42
                         If I was a narcissist. - JG A - 4/26 11:15:12
                              You need to hallucinate that in order to feel superior - Alferd Packer MU - 4/26 11:19:06
                                   HAHAAHAHA - JG A - 4/26 11:20:34
               The heritage of enslaving people - MrBlueSky MU - 4/26 11:05:06
                    Does that make you feel better than white Southerners? - Alferd Packer MU - 4/26 11:11:47
                         I'm not better than anyone - MrBlueSky MU - 4/26 11:15:10
                              Yet you consider yourself good enough to judge white - Alferd Packer MU - 4/26 11:44:15
          OMG I went to Gettysburg once - mu7176grad MU - 4/26 11:01:21
               I walked the field of the charge. OMG, what an - hokie VT - 4/26 11:16:32
               They need to take the Gettysburg stuff down - mizzouSECedes STL - 4/26 11:02:11
          You're nuts. (nm) - Logan BAMA - 4/26 10:56:10
               Well, just because you disagree, doesn't change - MrBlueSky MU - 4/26 10:58:38
                    There is no truth in that post...just a crazy opinion. (nm) - Logan BAMA - 4/26 11:05:48
                         When did all these monuments start popping up in the south? - MrBlueSky MU - 4/26 11:08:21
                              They're monuments to their spirit. - Alferd Packer MU - 4/26 11:16:46
                              You're so full of crap...do you believe half - Logan BAMA - 4/26 11:11:24
                                   You're so full of intolerance - MrBlueSky MU - 4/26 11:15:53
                                        Intolerance....you might want to look at the - Logan BAMA - 4/26 11:21:59
               ^^^this^^^(nm) - Tigrrrr! MU - 4/26 10:56:28
                    RE: ^^^this^^^(nm) - blake1771 KC - 4/26 10:57:06
                         Queen large bottom reminded us that the white house - hokie VT - 4/26 11:18:00
                              In truth, slaves did not build the White House. - Alferd Packer MU - 4/26 12:09:23
                                   That is my understanding as well. But queen - hokie VT - 4/26 13:14:48
                              We must tear it down. - Tigrrrr! MU - 4/26 11:19:25




©2025 Fanboards L.L.C. — Our Privacy Policy   About Tigerboard