Tag: statue genocide

bookmark_borderPossible good news on Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus, Ohio

Posted on by Marissa

The statue of Christopher Columbus in the city that bears his name, Columbus, Ohio, could potentially be coming back to public view. 

The organization “Reimagining Columbus” (I don’t really consider this an appropriate name for such an organization, but that will have to be explained fully in another blog post if I ever have the time and energy to write one) has unveiled its plan for a new park that includes the statue. The park, unfortunately, will not be centered on the statue. And it will include informational text about Columbus, which unfortunately has a high likelihood of being disparaging, somewhat defeating the purpose of returning the statue to public display. Visitors will be able to reach the statue after walking along a path lined with art and inscriptions and, interestingly, will be able to view the statue either by looking up at him from the ground, or from a hill where they could look him in the eyes. 

All in all, this does not sound like an ideal situation, but it is better than nothing.

Source: We The Italians

bookmark_borderGood news on Frank Rizzo statue

Posted on by Marissa

Another piece of good news relating to statues: the statue of Frank Rizzo, the first Italian American mayor of Philadelphia, will be reappearing in some capacity.

The statue, one of many murdered in 2020 in an effort by intolerant bullies to eradicate all public art depicting people who differ from the norm, used to stand outside the city’s municipal service building. He was damaged by racist vandals before being removed overnight by the cowardly city government in June of 2020. Disgustingly, the acts of vandalism included throwing noodles and gravy at the statue, attempting to set him on fire, and spray-painting the word “fascist,” which is ironic given that the people who did this were the people engaged in a campaign to obliterate from existence all people who differ from the norm.

But I digress.

Yesterday, the city agreed to return the statue to the Frank Rizzo Monument Committee, the organization that had originally created and donated it to the city. Unfortunately, under the terms of the agreement, the committee can only display the statue behind a fence on private property. However, this resolution is at least better than the statue being kept out of sight in storage, and it’s a good thing that Rizzo will be owned and displayed by people who actually like and respect him. Plus, the city will cover the cost of the repairs necessitated by their own cowardice.

A spokesperson for the committee said that they are “delighted with the Art Commission’s approval of the litigation settlement reached with the City’s lawyers. We get the Statue back, immediately, and the City will pay for all repairs. We will determine where it will be placed once repaired, and we are in active negotiations with the Parker Administration on its future location and hope to have an announcement soon.”

Sources: Italian Sons & Daughters of America, We The Italians, CBS News

bookmark_borderRobert E. Lee’s name restored to a high school in Texas

Posted on by Marissa

Despite the attempts of cruel, vicious, and brainless bullies to destroy this happy occasion, a high school in Texas has restored Robert E. Lee’s name. 

Midland Lee High School had its name changed to Midland Legacy High School in 2020 as part of the campaign by intolerant bullies to eradicate the existence of all people who are different from the norm. But this past Tuesday night, the school committee voted to change the name back! 

The school board meeting took over 3 hours, involved what was described as “a loud, woke opposition,” and ended with a 4-3 vote. This means that unfortunately, a large number of people, including 3 members of the school board, are intolerant bullies who believe that people who are different from the norm should be excluded, bullied, hurt, and ultimately obliterated from the earth.

However, the bullies lost. This high school once again has a name which sends the message that people who are different from the norm have a right to exist. Kids who are different, who have trouble making friends, who don’t fit in, will receive the message that they are just as good as anyone else and have a right to exist just as they are. This school name sends the message: Robert E. Lee was different from the norm, and he is being respected and honored, so you have the right to be respected and honored, too.

What a revolutionary concept. 

The Alamo City Guards SCV Camp made an excellent post in which they noted, “Renaming LEE to its original name, Robert E. Lee, is a step towards embracing our diverse cultural backgrounds.” I could not agree more strongly. Without honoring Confederate historical figures in our public spaces, there is no meaningful diversity at all.

Posts and further info:

bookmark_border“honoring white Supremacist Traitors is now diversity, ROFLMAO”

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Yes, actual diversity is now diversity.

How hilarious!

Diversity that only includes people whom everyone likes, diversity that only encompasses non-controversial attributes, diversity that only includes people who conform to norms… is not diversity in any meaningful sense. It is not diversity at all. 

God forbid that anyone who is different from you be allowed to exist in the world, Donald Nichols. Can’t have that. 

P.S. You might want to learn proper punctuation. It would make you look like slightly less of an idiot.

bookmark_borderPete Hegseth on statues…

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“We recognize our history; we don’t erase it. We don’t follow the woke lemmings off the cliff that want to tear down statues. We look at and learn from our history, all aspects of it, and so Arlington deserves to have, and we’re grateful to the state of Virginia for partnering with us, it wasn’t easy, we fought to make it happen, and the Reconciliation Monument will return to Arlington, where it belongs, to recognize the service of Americans of all chapters. We’re not tearing stuff down; we’re done with that. We’re putting statues back, we’re putting paintings back, we’re recognizing our history, we’re restoring the names of bases, as we’ve done across the country, because we’re proud of our history, as difficult as it may have been in some chapters. We’re gonna teach it, we’re gonna live it, and we’re gonna fight for it.”

 – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Amen to that. Let’s hope that the Arlington monument and the Albert Pike statue are not the last statues to make a comeback, but rather just the beginning of a dramatic reversal.

Source: Fox News

bookmark_borderThe best $10 million ever spent…

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I fully agree with this post by Dixie Forever stating that the financial cost of restoring the Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery – estimated at $10 million according to an article by the Associated Press – will be worth it. Dixie Forever suggests using the money to fully clean and restore the memorial itself, as well as adding flag poles, historically accurate explanatory plaques, and perhaps even improvements to the surrounding street and its sign.

I also agree with the following sentiments expressed in the post, which I believe are a quote from Virginia Lt. Governor candidate John Reid:

“No matter how one feels about the north or the south or the civil war- we all used to leave dead people and cemeteries alone. The fact that Democrats couldn’t control their hate for dead people and their inclination to be dictators in the modern era is gross and telling.”
 
Exactly.
 
Before the past few years, the continued existence of statues and monuments – and particularly ones located in cemeteries – was not a political issue. It was not up for debate. It was unanimously accepted, regardless of one’s political beliefs and regardless of one’s opinions about the historical figure(s) in question. Removing statues was simply not a thing. It was not a thing that anyone did; it was not a thing that anyone proposed or supported or advocated or argued in favor of; it was not a thing that anyone even considered doing. It was simply accepted that if a statue or monument was put up, then it is up. It exists. Permanently. Period. Full stop. And that is the way it should be. The phenomenon of removing statues is a recent invention. And I am not exaggerating when I say that it is an abomination. Statues are not supposed to be removed. It is simply not the way the world is supposed to work.
 
Indeed, we all used to leave dead people and cemeteries alone. And the fact that we stopped doing so is the most atrocious, the most reprehensible, the most despicable, the most horrifying, and the most immoral thing that has ever happened in the history of the world.
 
To hate dead people demonstrates complete moral bankruptcy. Dead people pose no threat. They are powerless. They cannot hurt you in any way. To destroy their statues and monuments is the epitome of cruelty. It is the epitome of punching down. It is the epitome of a bully beating up on an underdog. To call this behavior gross is an understatement. 

bookmark_borderFantastic news re: Arlington National Cemetery!

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Another piece of excellent news regarding statues: the Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery will be put back up! 

Last night, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued the following statement:

“I’m proud to announce that Moses Ezekiel’s beautiful and historic sculpture — often referred to as ‘The Reconciliation Monument’ – will be rightfully returned to Arlington National Cemetery near his burial site. It never should have been taken down by woke lemmings. Unlike the Left, we don’t believe in erasing American history – we honor it.”

What happened at Arlington National Cemetery in December of 2023 was one of the absolute worst atrocities committed as part of the statue genocide. Proponents of the genocide frequently argue that statues of unpopular historical figures do not belong in public parks or city squares, and that it is more appropriate for them to be located at museums, battlefields, or cemeteries. But this statue was located in a cemetery, marking soldiers’ graves, and people still demanded that it be removed. 

Now, this wrong will be righted. This atrocity will be undone. Just as with the Albert Pike statue that I posted about yesterday, on this monument, the bullies have lost. The trauma inflicted by the statue genocide will never fully heal, and most likely the majority of these sickening instances of destruction will never be reversed. But two particularly despicable instances will actually be reversed, if everything goes according to plan. And that is something that, a year ago, I did not think possible. Things like this are exactly why I voted for Donald Trump. I am thrilled by this amazing news. Hallelujah! 

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bookmark_borderFantastic news on the Albert Pike statue

Posted on by Marissa

A truly fantastic piece of news: the statue of Albert Pike, sickeningly attacked and destroyed by vicious bigots on Juneteenth of 2020, will be put back up.

According to the National Review, the National Park Service will be re-erecting the statue in October. “The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation’s capital and re-instate preexisting statues,” the NPS said.

It’s not clear exactly where Pike will be going, but this is excellent news indeed. Pike was both a Freemason leader and a Confederate general, and his statue depicts him wearing Masonic garb, making it somewhat unique. The statue had been severely damaged in the disgusting attack and had been held in storage by the NPS. My guess is that repairs have been done on the statue behind the scenes, making him ready for his resurrection.

At the time of the appalling act of intolerance, President Trump called the police’s failure to intervene “a disgrace to our country.” I wholeheartedly agree with him. Trump also personally asked for the statue to be re-erected, but with so many things going on at the time, and with his term nearing an end, he lacked the leverage to make this happen. Five years later, it is happening. Just like me, President Trump never forgot about this statue. This is exactly why I voted for Trump. Pike’s resurrection demonstrates that to President Trump, my perspective matters, my feelings matter, and my life matters.

The images of what was done to the Pike statue on Juneteenth of 2020 are absolutely horrifying and will live in my consciousness forever. Reading the description of what happened – which I will not reproduce here – makes me sick to my stomach, and probably always will. It is completely incomprehensible that a person – let alone multiple people – would choose to do this to a statue. An innocent statue, that never hurt anyone. A statue that signifies people who are different from the norm, and our right to be accepted and included in society. There are no words adequate to the task of fully expressing my hatred of this action and the people who committed it. 

(I appreciate the National Review‘s characterization of the perpetrators as “rioters protesting against what they saw as racial injustice.” Emphasis added by me, to point out some very important words that most media outlets do not bother to include, but all should be required to.)

I’ve sustained so much trauma on the subject of statues that any positive news on this topic seems, on some level, too good to be true. But if Pike’s resurrection does indeed come to pass, it means that on this particular statue, the bullies lost. 

The bullies, who have no tolerance for anyone different from themselves, no empathy, no regard for others’ perspectives, feelings, viewpoints, or thoughts. 

The bullies who chose to celebrate Juneteenth by engaging in a vicious demonstration of intolerance and cruelty.

The bullies whose goal is the obliteration of anyone who is different.

They lost. 

And there is nothing more beautiful than that.

PS: Confederate Coffee Company phrased it pretty eloquently as well:

 
 
 
 
 
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bookmark_borderGood news on Robert E. Lee highway marker in Charleston, SC

Posted on by Marissa

Some good news out of Charleston, South Carolina: the Robert E. Lee highway marker that was removed by intolerant bullies as part of the statue genocide will be coming back! The highway marker, which was cruelly removed on July 20, 2021, will be put back up in a prominent location within the city. The American Heritage Association sued to reverse the removal, and its president, Brett Barry, said: “President Trump has provided Americans an opportunity to turn the tide in the historical monument debate, and we are succeeding.”

Although this is only one small victory in the fight to reverse the statue genocide, it is a step in the right direction.

Source: Dixie Forever