Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the NOLA City Council are following the example of the Taliban, who dynamited the Buddas of Bamiyan in 2001, by declaring statues representing and honoring the memories of the estimated 300,000 Confederate deaths as nuisances. Regardless of whether they were fighting for state’s rights or the right of a few rich southerners to keep slaves, the Confederate soldier was fighting for his country, as were the 360,000 Union souls who died for what they believed. Taken as a percentage of today’s population, the total American deaths would have been as high as 6 million to 7.2 million Americans. A sad day for historical preservation, and a giant leap forward for racial intolerance.
I guess the next step for Mayor Landrieu is to kick out the WWII museum because the US interred 120,000 Japanese-Americans (62% were American citizens) during WWII, and we dropped atomic bombs on Japan.
"December 17, 2015 - New Orleans, LA - Today, the Council adopted Ordinance Calendar No. 31,082, introduced by Councilmembers Williams, Brossett, Gray and Ramsey at the request of Mayor Landrieu's administration, during a Special Meeting held in the Council Chamber. The ordinance declares the monuments erected and maintained to honor Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee, the Battle of Liberty Place, and PGT Beauregard as nuisances, calls for the removal of these monuments from outdoor display, and specifically revokes the dedication of the Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. Lee monuments."
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I guess the next step for Mayor Landrieu is to kick out the WWII museum because the US interred 120,000 Japanese-Americans (62% were American citizens) during WWII, and we dropped atomic bombs on Japan.
"December 17, 2015 - New Orleans, LA - Today, the Council adopted Ordinance Calendar No. 31,082, introduced by Councilmembers Williams, Brossett, Gray and Ramsey at the request of Mayor Landrieu's administration, during a Special Meeting held in the Council Chamber. The ordinance declares the monuments erected and maintained to honor Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee, the Battle of Liberty Place, and PGT Beauregard as nuisances, calls for the removal of these monuments from outdoor display, and specifically revokes the dedication of the Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. Lee monuments."
http://nolacitycouncil.com/content/display.asp?id=54&nid={B7F33429-C098-4428-97C8-512AA0820357}