The President of the University of Texas at Austin released a letter regarding the removal of statues on the campus.
[...] The University of Texas at Austin is a public educational and research institution, first and foremost. The historical and cultural significance of the Confederate statues on our campus — and the connections that individuals have with them — are severely compromised by what they symbolize. Erected during the period of Jim Crow laws and segregation, the statues represent the subjugation of African Americans. That remains true today for white supremacists who use them to symbolize hatred and bigotry.
The University of Texas at Austin has a duty to preserve and study history. But our duty also compels us to acknowledge that those parts of our history that run counter to the university's core values, the values of our state and the enduring values of our nation do not belong on pedestals in the heart of the Forty Acres.
The issue isn't a new one, they first looked into the issue in 2015, and had a wide range of options including effectively turning the mall into an open air museum, which they eventually decided against. Should the statues be relocated from their historical context just because of the attitudes and behaviour of noisy minorities? (Your humble editor cannot forget the local riots when a historical but hostile-themed statue was relocated.)
(Score: 1, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday August 22 2017, @08:05PM (1 child)
Speaking of pyramids and the Kremlin. There's a pyramid at the Kremlin, just outside that terrific wall they have. And you can go inside the pyramid and see Vladimir Lenin's body. Which is perfectly preserved, it's in amazing condition. And nobody says, "oh no, we can't have that radical communist revolutionary on display." They say "oh, how lifelike!" They pay their respects. And they get on with life. In a capitalist economy that is the envy of the world. 🇺🇸
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Tuesday August 22 2017, @08:15PM
More like a crony capitalist petrostate that is the bane of its people. But point taken.
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