Thing is, the civil war here was fought not over slavery, but over states rights. Slavery was simply the "emotional" thing they could toute in order they could rally people, this is proven by the fact there were northern slave states that were exempt from freeing their slaves. Only southern slaves states had to do this, and only so blacks would fight in the war. The abolitionists didn't want to allow blacks to stay in this country, but rather, they wanted to ship them back to Africa (although that is not what ended up happening in the end, in large part due to those "racists" who thought they were real people, who fought for the confederacy)
To pretend that the confederate were a bunch of racists is BS. They were no more racist than northerners at the time, and the clear majority of people who fought in that war never owned a slave in their life. They fought to be free from federal control, and to have a voice in their own government.
The communists are trying to both rewrite history, as well as erase it. Typical of communists. They are destroying property. And trying to destroy any symbol of independence.
They are communists, it's not a big leap to know why they are doing this. But it's terribly sad, and if the government doesn't take action, it's not going to end well.
To pretend that the confederate were a bunch of racists is BS. They were no more racist than northerners at the time, and the clear majority of people who fought in that war never owned a slave in their life. They fought to be free from federal control, and to have a voice in their own government.
The communists are trying to both rewrite history, as well as erase it. Typical of communists. They are destroying property. And trying to destroy any symbol of independence.
They are communists, it's not a big leap to know why they are doing this. But it's terribly sad, and if the government doesn't take action, it's not going to end well.