Statuary Rape

Original Material | 8/26/2017 | By Laz A. Mataz

[Lazamataz]

Statuary Rape

A curious madness has swept the American left as of late: There is a hatred and a desire to tear down every monument and statue that 'offends' them.

Leaving aside the fact that there is no American right to remain unoffended, what started as a focus on Confederate statues has spread to every manner of marker or memorial.

Let us consider:

1. A Houston man attempted to destroy a Confederate statue at the General Dowling Monument.... with a bomb!

2. The 'offending' statue need not even be of a particular person, when, in Durham, protesters illegally toppled a statue of a generic Confederate soldier.

3. AntiFa activists, mistakenly believing Confederate soldiers were buried at Gettysburg, planned to desecrate gravesites of Civil War casualties. On the official, government front: The Mayor of Memphis called for the digging up of Confederate graves, most notably, that of Nathan Bedford Forrest. This is in direct violation of Public Law 810 of 1958, which makes provision for treating Confederate soldiers as US veterans in the context of grave memorials and other veterans' benefits.

4. The editor if Vice Magazine incredibly called for the razing of Mount Rushmore.

5. Calls for statue removal now even extend to those of Christopher Columbus and Philadelphia's Frank Rizzo.

6. Not even the statues of Catholic Saints are safe, when the mass hysteria that has gripped our nation extended to Saint Serra, and his statue was desecrated.

7. The madness even extends to names. ESPN removed an announcer from calling a football game because his name was Robert Lee.

8. Even more absurdly, the names of the animals of Robert E. Lee are even subject to attack: Traveler, a mascot of the USC, was condemned since it shared a name with of Robert E. Lee's horse.

If the name of a horse owned by Robert E. Lee is now forbidden, I shudder to think what comes next. Will the girl's names of Georgia and Virginia be stricken from the list of acceptable names, because those States joined the Confederacy? Will Mason canning jars be banned, because they remind someone -- somewhere -- of the Mason-Dixon line? Will flocks of geese, flying south for the winter, be shot out of the sky by crazed leftists, because "South" is now an expletive?

To the left, I say this: The comparison of your behavior to the behavior of MiniTruth (the Ministry of propaganda in the novel '1984',) is an obvious one. Further, to strike the statues that you object to makes you no different than ISIS, who regards any monument not directed towards the furtherance of Islam a "Haram" -- or forbidden -- thing. Finally, by deleting any statue of a historical figure, you diminish the publics' awareness of history -- and in so doing, increase the chance we will repeat that history. Perhaps these are your true goals, but if they are not, then I suggest you stop directing your rage to inanimate objects.

Besides, I would add, not even people of color share your priorities. In a recent poll, it was shown that Black Americans do not want Confederate statues removed.

This all started with the hysterical overreaction to the existence of the Confederate battle flag that occured after it was found that Dylann Root, a shooter who attacked a South Carolina church posed in one picture with such a flag. I wrote an editorial about that topic. I was not yet aware just how far this hatred of inanimate objects would go.

In conclusion, I would like to remind the American left that the urge to destroy inanimate objects that they do not favor will inevitably become an urge to destroy the people they do not like.

And there begins the Fascism and tyranny of which you so routinely, and inaccurately, accuse President Donald Trump.

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Now THAT'S disturbing!

[Keyhopper]

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[RooRoobird20]

I’m from Arizona, dark-skinned Hispanic, grew up in the 60’s was called n*gger more times in my youth that probably most Blacks nowadays. I know first-hand brazen in-my-face racism. It leaves a mark.

I lived in Mississippi in 1977 and 1978 and did feel intimidated by all the symbols celebrating the Confederacy—statues, monuments, the Confederate flag. The way I looked at it then and now: the confederacy is a part of the south’s history and culture. If you don’t like it, don’t live there.
I don’t live there.

[RooRoobird20]

I’m from Arizona, dark-skinned Hispanic, grew up in the 60’s was called n*gger more times in my youth that probably most Blacks nowadays. I know first-hand brazen in-my-face racism. It leaves a mark.

I lived in Mississippi in 1977 and 1978 and did feel intimidated by all the symbols celebrating the Confederacy—statues, monuments, the Confederate flag. The way I looked at it then and now: the confederacy is a part of the south’s history and culture. If you don’t like it, don’t live there.
I don’t live there.

[shanover]

Socially maladjusted and emotionally disturbed children (typical liberals) use temper tantrums,violence and destruction when they don’t get their way. They are very easy to manipulate and can be ordered or paid to do anything. They are raised on psychosis and trigger easily. They are the ultimate leftist fodder. The ones pulling the strings need to be dealt with. Why the DNC,Soros,Obama and Clinton get the free pass is appalling.

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[Pajamajan]

Clever title. MUST-READ BUMP

[SES1066]

We have credentialed mental professionals waxing vociferously about President Trump’s perceived mental deficiencies and illnesses while a professional organization of the same, the American Psychoanalytic Association, has released its members from the decades-old “Goldwater Rule” that advised against such practice YET we have no apparent pushback by these ‘professionals’ against this antisocial violent behavior from the left.

Curious that, perhaps they perceive crazy as a right-leaning only disease? Left-leaning being akin to free expression and somewhat excessive exuberance?

[Liz]

Cong=Cngressman

[trisham]

Well said, Laz!

[EEGator]

A little bit louder now...

[oldvirginian]

“Now THAT’S disturbing!”

We live in a disturbing time and I have been told I am a disturbed guy so I should fit right in.

[Crucial]

To top it all off John D. Castleman was pardoned by Lincoln himself as well as Johnson.

[GOPJ]

In conclusion, I would like to remind the American left that the urge to destroy inanimate objects that they do not favor will inevitably become an urge to destroy the people they do not like.

You're right Laz - great post.

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[Big Red Badger]

I think we all Feel ostracized at times.
I an old white guy...
Grew up in SoCal in BLACK neighborhoods.

[palmer]

The common soldier is no match for the mob.

I've asked some of the mob where this ends and the honest ones don't say anything. Sometimes it ends with Robespierre under the guillotine and the last leftists standing declare victory. Sometimes when when the Khmer Rouge has killed everyone that they can kill. Or when we are all converted to Islam or pay the extra tax. Lots of ways it can end and none of them are good.

[NCC-1701]

There is a theater in MEMPHIS, The Orpeum, that has a summer movie series. Shows some classics like The Maltese Falcon, 2001, Grease, among others. One that’s been a mainstay was Gone With the Wind. I said was. Starting this year, it is no longer going to be on the list. The powers that be claims it is too controversial. They say the decision was made before Charlottesville. I call BS on that. They are just going with the flow of late. I guess it will never be shown on tv any more because of the bs going on. That goes for any movie that has a Civil War theme. That means flicks like The Horse Soldiers will never be shown. What’s next? How far will this insanity go?