Statues

Imagine thinking the removal of a statue of a failed general from 150yrs ago was the first step in the genocide of your entire ethnicity.— Mat Johnson (@mat_johnson) August 14, 2017

It shouldn't be harder to find monuments to black abolitionists than to white supremacist traitors.— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 16, 2017

Great-great grandson of Stonewall Jackson: Confederate statues are meant to "intimidate black people and further white supremacy" #DNlive pic.twitter.com/kTPetgcO3K— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) August 17, 2017

"The statues of Lenin and Stalin are down, but the fight against their ghosts seems harder." https://t.co/9Odlm0NxGz via @BrainyQuote— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 18, 2017

Robert E. Lee led a secessionist army into Pennsylvania, where his troops captured free blacks and enslaved them. https://t.co/8okDmKv84F— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 14, 2017

Slavery, racism, torture, rape, treason and sedition are all worse. https://t.co/7rAF6lmQUj— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 17, 2017

Nazis are marching without fear. Counterprotesters are getting mowed down in the street.

Whether you like or not, it's time to pick a side. pic.twitter.com/LY2ZdAQ8pw— Yes, You're Racist (@YesYoureRacist) August 12, 2017

I don't care what color/religion/whatever you are. If you walk around thinking you're a member of "the chosen people", you're the problem.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 12, 2017

Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. You.....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017

I had no idea a guy whose idea of classy is to stamp his name in gold on everything was such a fine art lover https://t.co/US8YDizK65— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 17, 2017

Don't forget that shortly prior to mayhem & tragedy in #Charolettesville this was the nonsense being peddled by WH, extra emphasis on the W. https://t.co/Pj1ZNgR1qI— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 14, 2017

In April, President Trump ordered the government to review & possibly shrink as many as 40 national monuments. https://t.co/CkT833SfdP https://t.co/BU4WCIGFcH— Robinson Meyer (@yayitsrob) August 17, 2017

Remember when Trump didn't disavow support from David Duke. This emboldened KKK once he won. Now a life has been lost. Try Trump for murder.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 14, 2017

That little baby grew up believing in goodness and justice and standing up to hate. Heather Heyer. Say her name. pic.twitter.com/82noPD35uU— George Wallace (@MrGeorgeWallace) August 13, 2017

Touching sign renames Charlottesville park "Heyer Memorial" after woman's death https://t.co/1wu3gUch7N pic.twitter.com/iaf7WkGekZ— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) August 14, 2017

Heather Heyer's mother: "They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess what? You just magnified her!" (via ABC) pic.twitter.com/I9dmC3Ntj4— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 16, 2017

#BREAKING: Baltimore City Council just adopted resolution to destroy all Confederate monuments #Resist #ImpeachTrump https://t.co/9K8ZvWILQt— Scott Dworkin (@funder) August 15, 2017

Ex-Confederate capital Richmond to "immediately" consider removing Confederate statues https://t.co/WcSEPLxa8g pic.twitter.com/dJs9ovQx6n— The Hill (@thehill) August 16, 2017

Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson will be removed from the CUNY hall of great Americans because New York stands against racism.— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 17, 2017

At 2pm we reported on the busts of Robert E. Lee & Stonewall Jackson in the Bronx.

By 6pm, they were history https://t.co/FJQuYzcB6F pic.twitter.com/lQS7XUjj5H— Gothamist (@Gothamist) August 17, 2017

Booker to introduce bill removing Confederate statues from the Capitol https://t.co/BMMC8CeHrr pic.twitter.com/HdHLDWlIkq— The Hill (@thehill) August 17, 2017

#BREAKING Protesters in #Durham topple confederate monument downtown pic.twitter.com/a3BNIavyxC— Derrick Lewis (@DerrickQLewis) August 14, 2017

Tony Dungy and the Buccaneers have donated to the costs of removing a Confederate monument in Tampa https://t.co/LT7QVajQYg— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 17, 2017

GOP CONGRESS: "I am deeply troubled by bigotry & moral ambiguity toward it!"
REPORTER: "Will you stand up to Trump then?"
GOP CONGRESS: ..." pic.twitter.com/6kahj9GFmO— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 16, 2017

Statue talk reminds me that Odessa turned its Lenin statue into one of Darth Vader https://t.co/fGL4TqPwD8 pic.twitter.com/Q5LSTBGz3s— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) August 17, 2017

TRUMP: We must respect and honor our beautiful statues!

STATUE OF LIBERTY: pic.twitter.com/QSZnLtqEQn— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) August 17, 2017

We've gone from Stephen Miller saying "statue of liberty poem doesn't count b/c added later" to our president defending statues over people.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 17, 2017

This is a merry-go-round, not a "statue." https://t.co/IYKh9dN9Xi— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) August 17, 2017

They should gather all of the statues and monuments to racist a-holes from yesteryear & stick them together in Museum of Hate.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 17, 2017

Sadly that museum will get its fair share of visitors.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 17, 2017

I'm not a fan of banning/censorship of art/literature. We can learn from hateful ancestors. But what we shouldn't do is celebrate them. EVER— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 17, 2017

So don't melt down statues of Civil War heroes, evil dictators, etc. But don't pollute our parks with them either. Off to the #MuseumOfHate— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 17, 2017

To southerners who will miss statues of Robert E. Lee et al I give the same advice I've given other hero worshipers. https://t.co/gEz4ui97Un— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 17, 2017

When statues get taken down, hopefully they're replaced by statues of a diverse array of well deserving but under the radar American heroes.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 17, 2017

I'd never salute statue of Robert E. Lee b/c slavery supporting traitor. Put up statues of whoever invented velcro, the ATM, the TV remote,— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 17, 2017

People who actually contributed mightily to the fabric of our day to day lives. Champions of the ever evolving industrial revolution.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 17, 2017

when can we make this a statue pic.twitter.com/KhmHpxlBSp— Reclaiming My Time (@seelolago) August 17, 2017

The statues aren't worth defending when under attack, nor does their existence overly bother me. Current US policies/legislation is my focus https://t.co/VZTyckjbwR— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 17, 2017

New cover of @TheEconomist goes there. pic.twitter.com/bwtFDZrBDx— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 17, 2017

My first cover for The New Yorker entitled "Blowhard." pic.twitter.com/OjnjELalVP— David Plunkert (@plunkert) August 17, 2017

pic.twitter.com/HSCpD7Te3m— Classandra Green (@ClassyGreen) August 17, 2017

I wonder how Trump would feel about an Obama statue. I'm sure it would have a higher approval rating than Don even if face looked like this. pic.twitter.com/FCRTSfLZNm— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) August 18, 2017