Comments on: BBC: Should Washington and Jefferson monuments come down? https://habitablezone.com/2017/08/18/bbc-should-washington-and-jefferson-monuments-come-down/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:15:13 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2017/08/18/bbc-should-washington-and-jefferson-monuments-come-down/#comment-40028 Robert Sat, 19 Aug 2017 02:07:25 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=66431#comment-40028 <blockquote>What actually is the difference between monuments to the founding fathers and Confederate leaders? ... But neither of those two persons[George Washington and Thomas Jefferson] led the nation in treasonous insurrection to overthrow the government they had formed in order to preserve the institution of slavery. Period. "On the contrary, they devoted their life to saving and founding this country. </blockquote> Took 'em several hundred words, but they got there eventually. Sheesh. You dig and you dig and you dig down into Bullshit Mountain, but some days you never reach the bottom. It's been that kind of week.

What actually is the difference between monuments to the founding fathers and Confederate leaders?
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But neither of those two persons[George Washington and Thomas Jefferson] led the nation in treasonous insurrection to overthrow the government they had formed in order to preserve the institution of slavery. Period.

“On the contrary, they devoted their life to saving and founding this country.

Took ‘em several hundred words, but they got there eventually.

Sheesh. You dig and you dig and you dig down into Bullshit Mountain, but some days you never reach the bottom. It’s been that kind of week.

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