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Then when the destruction of statues started, many felt we possibly
shouldn’t celebrate Confederate Civil War heroes. Therefore,
some essentially approved of the desecration of America’s historical
monuments. Unfortunately, city after American city saw statues of
Christopher Columbus torn down as well as those of our great presidents
from George Washington to Thomas Jefferson to Abraham
Lincoln being defaced or destroyed.
Radicals in Portland tore down the statute of President George
Washington that had been standing for almost 100 years. Then they
draped good ole’ George in an American flag and set it aflame. The
statue of Francis Scott Key (author of America’s national anthem, The
Star-Spangled Banner) was torn down and the Jefferson Memorial
in Washington, D.C. was defaced.
Still, some thought these historical figures did own slaves, and
some began to somewhat understand the thoughts of the rioters.
But, this somewhat of a “consensus” came to a halt when the rioters
began to destroy Abraham Lincoln statues, the president who
freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation, and statues
of General and President Ulysses S. Grant, who led the Union to
victory during the Civil War.
The Shaw Memorial in Boston was destroyed by rioters, a monument
which honors the first all-volunteer Black regiment of the
Union Army in the Civil War. And the kicker of them all is they
tore down a statue of Hans Christian Heg, an abolitionist who died
trying to end slavery. Why in the world would an American destroy
monuments which honor anti-slavery heroes?
Finally, Shaun King, co-founder of Real Justice PAC, has called
for the destruction of the statues of Jesus Christ and murals and
stained-glass windows with Jesus at all churches.
In light of what was said above, it is even more important to
recognize that millions of young Americans have been indoctrinated
in our nation's colleges and universities and now even in our high
schools. Higher education has been “fundamentally” transformed
which has produced an angry, arrogant, historically ignorant and
morally confused generation.
Is it not important to allow both sides of a controversial subject
to be told? Does truth matter?
Dr. Simon is double boarded. He is certified in internal medicine and in allergy &
immunology. He is president of Frank G. Simon, PSC. He has been practicing in
Jefferson County for 50 years. He is a fellow in the American College of Physicians
and in the American College of Allergy.
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