Robert E Lee went from hero to racist icon. White Supremacists chose to sanctify him by making him a symbol of their white racist hatred for non-whites. He did not seek that ... moreRobert E Lee went from hero to racist icon. White Supremacists chose to sanctify him by making him a symbol of their white racist hatred for non-whites. He did not seek that distinction. Per descendants of three famous men of the Confederacy...The great great grandson of Robert E Lee, Robert E Lee V in Washington, D.C. said either get rid of the statues or put them in a museum.Bertram Hayes Davis, great great grandson of Jefferson Davis , said "such statues should be moved to a museum" Per two great grandsons of Stonewall Jackson. William Jackson Christian and Warren Edmund Christian"While we are not ashamed of our great grandfather we are ashamed to benefit from white supremacy while our black family and friends suffer. We are ashamed of the monument"For what it's worth. To accept or reject as you see fit. less
Decency. Literacy . Honesty. Cordiality. Kindness. Impossible dream. Unless and until all people value those traits we shall never be that as a species. Giving up... moreDecency. Literacy . Honesty. Cordiality. Kindness. Impossible dream. Unless and until all people value those traits we shall never be that as a species. Giving up hate? Who would willingly do that? :(
Have the Confederacy protesters planned any statues commemorating lynchings? An empty noose hanging from a tree perhaps? In bronze? Gruesome you say? To whom? To the racist h... moreHave the Confederacy protesters planned any statues commemorating lynchings? An empty noose hanging from a tree perhaps? In bronze? Gruesome you say? To whom? To the racist hateful KKK who went out of their way to experience it multiple times while hiding under sheets? Doubtful.
Some used-to-be civilizationsAkkadian, Hittite, Mycenean , Neo-Assyrian, Indus Valley, Angkor, Han & Tang Dynasties, Anasazi(some say they are not extinct), Western Roman, Izapi, M... moreSome used-to-be civilizationsAkkadian, Hittite, Mycenean , Neo-Assyrian, Indus Valley, Angkor, Han & Tang Dynasties, Anasazi(some say they are not extinct), Western Roman, Izapi, Maya, Munhumutapa, Olmec, Sumer, Ancient Egypt, Babylonian, Etruscan, Ancient Levant, Classical Greece, Byzantine, Qin Song Mogol and Qing,Tokugawa Shogunate,Aztecs, Incas, Cahokia, Rapa Nui, Norse, Pitcairn Island, Malden Island, Flinders Island, Aborginal Tasmanians
The Naturalization Act of 1790 stated that "natural citizenship was limited to 'free white persons' of 'good moral character' ". There was a Chinese Exclusion Act and an Asia... moreThe Naturalization Act of 1790 stated that "natural citizenship was limited to 'free white persons' of 'good moral character' ". There was a Chinese Exclusion Act and an Asiatic Exclusion League . A Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina was quoted as saying "We have never dreamt of incorporating into our union any but the Caucasian race...the free white race. Ours, sir, is the government of a white race" . "America for Americans" meant white and protestant. European/Anglo-Protestant/English-speaking. Following the defeat of the Confederate States of America the KKK was born. In Pulaski, Tennessee. Either December 24, 1865 or between that date and August 1866. White Nationalists/KKK/ Race-Based Hate groups are all always anti the followingModernityLiberalismImmigrationMultiracialismMulticulturalism They are exclusionary to a fault. That is their culture and what they promulgate because they believe in it. Completely. They believe the White Race must be preserved and protected against all that woul... less
