Judge Allows Removal of Confederate Memorial at Arlington Cemetery to Proceed
New York TimesDEC 2023
Judge Allows Removal of Confederate Memorial at Arlington Cemetery
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The Spin
Left narrative
This monument presents a sanitized depiction of slavery that isn’t just historically inaccurate but also hurtful to marginalized communities in the US. The hateful message it sends outweighs the memorial’s historical value — it must be torn down along with other Confederate symbols that have been identified by Congress.
Right narrative
The country has healed since the Civil War, and this monument is a tribute to the fact that the US has made progress. But the left seems determined to keep relitigating slavery and the war by virtue signaling and, in some cases, rewriting history. The left should look to the future instead of the past.