It's been around for 10,000 yrs. and the first slaves were white. It's evolved over time, but to crucify America for slavery is misguided.
http://newint.org/features/2001/08/05/history/
There's a thing called Zeigeist:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist
Yeah, we had slavery. It was wrong. But for the time that it happened, it was the way of the world. Many of the founding fathers, who had slaves, knew it wasn't right. George Washington was one. It's a part of our history. Why airbrush it away. Read about it, educate our young. So it won't happen again. You can't erase history. Ignore the noise.
Originally Posted by bambino
I don't think the idea behind removing the confederate monuments is to crucify America for slavery. We are upset about the racial bigotry that was caused by slavory.
It was awfu.l Racism, in this country, was born from slavory. It was the psychological justification used to reconcile the slave owners conscience. White supremacy was born.
Today, hate groups have associated those statues and the "stars & bars" with hate and are emboldened by them. It's complete crap to say that it's about remembering heritage. If by removing will help silence those groups, good.
We can't erase history. Sometimes, though, it is best to leave it there, in history.