Monuments have gotten a lot of play in the media recently . Penn State did the right thing and tore down the Paterno Statue in "Happy Valley". I always considered that monuments should be erected in honor of great people, like Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, Martin Luther King and JFK.
So what in God's name was Selma, Alabama thinking when it decided to rebuild the monument of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Civil War General and first Grand Wizard of the KKK? Are they intentionally trying to be stupid, ignorant, racist, bigoted and insensitive all in one fell swoop ? Apparently so! Remember this is 2012, not 1812.
Anyway, I got an idea . Let them rebuild it and erect it. Then in an official ceremony provide all the townspeople with axes and picks , and let them tear it down piece by piece signifying the death of bigotry, racism and hatred in Alabama. MLK would be proud. Now, that's an idea!
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