Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America at the time the South seceded from the Union. The war ended in 1865 but even though the South lost, supporters of The Lost Cause had enough influence to fund statues of Confederate leaders and place them in cities across the South. Spurred on by the recent death of George Floyd and other victims of police brutality, it looks like the monuments are finally coming down. Last night a group of impatient demonstrators pulled the figure of Jefferson Davis from his elaborate monument, unwilling to wait any longer.
Statues are coming down here too....I can see their point but desecrating them is no answer....you can’t get rid of history. We’ve had to cover up Winston Churchill who was the man who won WW11 ....these young people have no sense of reason even if their motives are good. One bad cop has had repercussions around the world.
@happypat if it were only one bad cop, it might seem extreme. Unfortunately a culture of unequal justice has flourished with support from the Establishment and the latest outrage has tipped the scales.
