I remember when the Taliban destroyed a Buddhist monument in Afghanistan over a decade ago. I was completely disgusted that anyone could have such a blatant disregard for antiquities and their country’s history. I had the same guttural reaction last Monday when a band of socialist punks destroyed a Confederate statue in Durham, NC. As far as I’m concerned, these people are of the same mentality.
Governor Roy Cooper is a fellow traveler. He too would destroy our monuments and he does it by distorting our history. Here is an excerpt from one of his missives:
Some people cling to the belief that the Civil War was fought over states’ rights. But history is not on their side. We cannot continue to glorify a war against the United States of America fought in the defense of slavery. These monuments should come down.
Our Civil War history is important, but it belongs in textbooks and museums — not a place of allegiance on our Capitol grounds. And our history must tell the full story, including the subjugation of humans created in God’s image to provide the back-breaking labor that drove the South’s agrarian economy
First of all, the vast majority of these monuments are commemorations to those who had fallen in that godforsaken war. They were erected by a community who were mourning their dead. They are not testaments to slavery. Only an idiot would think otherwise.
Governor Cooper has demonstrated on multiple occasion his complete lack of historical knowledge. Had he did a modicum of research, he would have known that about 78% of North Carolina’s population didn’t own slaves. The majority were subsistence farmers. They were breaking their own backs in the South’s agrarian economy. The reason they fought was because of a Northern invasion, not to maintain the institution of slavery. Hell, even the North denied they were fighting to abolish slavery.
Governor Cooper has demonstrated on multiple occasion his complete lack of historical knowledge. Had he did a modicum of research, he would have known that about 78% of North Carolina’s population didn’t own slaves. The majority were subsistence farmers. They were breaking their own backs in the South’s agrarian economy. The reason they fought was because of a Northern invasion, not to maintain the institution of slavery. Hell, even the North denied they were fighting to abolish slavery.
Here is another gem from our illustrious governor:
"My first responsibility as governor is to protect North Carolinians and keep them safe," Cooper said in an online post. "The likelihood of protesters being injured or worse as they may try to topple any one of the hundreds of monuments in our state concerns me. And the potential for those same white supremacist elements we saw in Charlottesville to swarm the site, weapons in hand, in retaliation is a threat to public safety."
May I remind the governor that he has a responsibility to protect public property and prosecute those who destroy it. We shouldn’t have to depend on fringe groups to protect our monuments. I cannot believe we have this duffus as the head magistrate of our great state.
Source:
http://www.wral.com/three-more-charged-in-durham-confederate-statue-vandalism/16884283/
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/north-carolina-governor-roy-cooper-confederate-monuments-should-come-down/article/2631658
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