“I don’t understand your comparison”
I am talking about statues of Robert e Lee and Jefferson Davis . I’m not discussing slave owners like George Washington or JEfferson
statues of them are for one reason and one reason only. Glorifying their role in a racist treasonous movement.
you say
“Slavery wasn’t viewed as a wrong 150 years ago
Killing people through terrorism has always been considered wrong”
Neither of these statements are true. 150 years ago many thought slavery was wrong. In fact a war was fought (at the very least partly) over it. It had already been quite limited in most of the Western world in the 1700’s (England France, Spain Portugal) in 1815 the congress of Vienna limited slavery in Prussia, russa Norway Sweden
The United States was relatively late in banning slavery and it took a civil war to do it. The notion that it wasn’t viewed as wrong at the time just isnt true.
And as for terrorism, i’ll bet Arafat thought it was right.
so here is my question to you :
Would you support a statue of Arafat in Time square (obviously yin a museum I assume you like Madame Tussauds would be fine we arent discussing erasing history like Hikind tried to do)
would you accept the argument that they are commemorating his role in popularizing a kefiah, unfortunately he dabbled a bit in Terrorism, but he thought it was justified so lets give him a pass.
I assume you would not. Arafat’s sole claim to fame is a a leader of a terrorist origination that spilled innocent blood. Glorifying him with statues is wrong (though again museum would be fine) .
Jefferson Davis is no different. his sole claim to fame, the ENTIRE reason there are statues of him is to glorify his role in a racist movement
correct me If I’m wrong
would you support a sttaue of Arafat in Time’s square?
(and in wax museum for that matter? though this is not really analagous just curiosu as to your view)