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Originally Posted by
BeardoMSU
How does any of this relate to Ole Miss calling themselves the Rebels, wearing "confederate greys", etc.? They are using these images as a point of pride, not harrowing remembrance. That's the difference.
When you visit a park like Gettysburg, the purpose there is to educate people as to the immense loss of life and how that battle was a monumental turning point in the war. The same for WWII parks and monuments in Europe.
What are we not comprehending here?
I was about to post the same thing. There are lots of WWII parks and monuments all over Europe, but you don't see old Nazi statues at the entrances of colleges in Germany.
It's all about context- there are times and places to have Confederate war monuments (ie, museums, parks, etc.), but the entrance of a progressive, public university is not one of them.
Last edited by messageboardsuperhero; 02-21-2014 at 12:36 PM.
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