{"id":100735,"date":"2020-06-11T12:24:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T16:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=100735"},"modified":"2020-06-11T12:25:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T16:25:06","slug":"angela-rye-george-washington-statue-must-come-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=100735","title":{"rendered":"Angela Rye: George Washington Statue Must Come Down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The arguments against confederate statues will be used against patriot statues. (stonetoss.com)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This effort to pull down and remove confederate statues is part of a bigger plan. Protestors may think that they’re removing symbols of hate and racism. So do many on the left. However, this is just a step to desensitize the general public to remove any statue associated with slavery… Or perceived and actual racism. The justifications used against Confederate statues can be repurposed against statues of the Founding Fathers.<\/p>\n

Christopher Columbus and George Washington come to mind. Christopher Columbus represents the shift in history to where European involvement in the Americas became permanent. The slavery of native Americans and Africans was a part of this package. Consequently, statutes representing European colonialism, and the American Revolution, are also being targetted for similar reasons the Confederate statues are being targetted.<\/p>\n

From CNN:<\/span><\/p>\n

ANGELA RYE, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: We have to get to the heart of the problem here. The heart is the way many of us were taught American history. American history is not all glorious. I love John to death, but I couldn’t disagree more about George Washington. George Washington was a slave owner. We need to call slave owners out for what they are. Whether we think they were protecting American freedom or not, he wasn’t protecting my freedoms. I wasn’t someone — my ancestors weren’t deemed human beings. To me, I don’t care if it’s a George Washington statue or Thomas Jefferson, they all need to come down. There is a way to recognize…<\/p>\n

I’m not feeding into white supremacy. I’m calling out white supremacy for what it is. And sometimes what it is, John, are blind spots. Sometimes what it is, is not acknowledging this country was built on a very violent past that resulted in death and the rape and the killing of my ancestors. I’m not going to allow us to say it’s OK for Robert E. Lee and not a George Washington. We need to call it what it is. I don’t say they don’t deserve to be taught about. We definitely need to learn about it so we don’t repeat it. We are close to repeating it right now. I’m not giving any deference to George Washington or Robert E. Lee.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is also being done in conjunction with the removal of religious statues and monuments. On the surface, it’s an argument to “correct the wrongs” and to remove the “glorification of racism and slavery”. In reality, these are collective attempts to erase our history. This is one of the first steps needed to change our country into something the progressives want it to be.<\/p>\n

CNN has the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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