I need you to do some reflection, my white liberal friends.
How many of you, in your heart of hearts, believe that the Civil War was fought over state's rights?
How many of you, in your heart of hearts, believe that slavery was dying out at the time the Civil War started?
How many of you, in your heart of hearts, believe that slavery was an inefficient economic system?
How many of you, in your heart of hearts, believe that the Civil War could have been avoided?
How many of you, in your heart of hearts, believe that there were Black Confederates?
In all the discussion around Charlottesville and its aftermath, one of the things that comes through crystal clear is that even most white liberals and progressives don't see a problem with Confederate statues because you believe many of the myths about U.S. chattel slavery.
Don't believe me?
How many of you complained when you saw that your child's (those of you who have children) history/social studies book described enslaved people as "workers" or "immigrants"? Or said anything about the absence of any mention of Reconstruction and the reign of terror that was visited upon African Americans after the Civil War?
or explain why Gov. Cuomo is getting congratulated for this.....
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
and yet nobody seems to be asking why were Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson in the CUNY hall of great Americans in the first damn place?
The kids are not alright, my friends. They are getting taught the same white supremacist nonsense that you were taught. And this is why we are STILL debating the validity of CONFEDERATE statues being anywhere.
The kids are not alright, my friends, because you are not alright.
