(06-09-2020, 02:24 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: Does anyone really give a rat's [BLEEP] about those statues and monuments? Seriously. Dig deep down within yourselves and think of the last time your heart swelled with pride over a monument to a confederate soldier. Why do we need reminders of a time when our country was divided and represented by the losing side who fought for an abhorred cause? Removing these statues also removes a long simmering grievance and casts our city in a more tolerant light. Having monuments to the confederacy certainly isn't a corporate and tourism selling point.