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Should Congress remove Confederate statues from the Capitol?

Should Congress remove Confederate statues from the Capitol?

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Yes

Should Congress remove Confederate statues from the Capitol?
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No

Should Congress remove Confederate statues from the Capitol?
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Vernon Taylor
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Vernon Taylor

Erasing history for racial and political gain. Hitler was good at that.

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Max
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Max

If we removed everything that offends people, there would be nothing and no one left.

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Jeff Chevalier
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Jeff Chevalier

It's part of history. Removing it does not mean it didn't happen. Grow up people and stop trying to change the past, you can not do it.

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Tom
Tom

True, who is leading this movement? Whoever it is thinks very differently about their ancestors and history. I can’t believe that people of government are allowing this kind of thing to happen. The answer to the problem is not in a statue.

Sarah G. Chapman
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Sarah G. Chapman

The idea of removing a statue is stupid. The Confederacy is a part of our history, and if we erase a part of it, then we're more likely to repeat it. People get offended too easily and need to suck it up and not be offended by inanimate objects or what they stand for.

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Michele Scarlet Ridenour
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Michele Scarlet Ridenour

We cannot erase our history....this nonsense has to STOP.

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Christopher Watson
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Christopher Watson

Cause I don't believe removing History makes anything go away, just cursed to repeat it!

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Debra Riffle
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Debra Riffle

how about using the statue as a teaching moment? Trying to erase the visual reminders of our actual past changes nothing. I see this as another example of one group trying to control the narrative to silence people who don't see things the same way.

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Belinda Kitchen
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Belinda Kitchen

No its wrong to do so. Because it's part of our history how states evolved. If your gonna get rid of the statues then you need to rewrite the history books . Teachers teach it in schools are they gonna start not teaching bout slavery? If you remove the statues then you might as well remove all .

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Darrel Jenkins
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Darrel Jenkins

You can't erase history, you can only learn from it!!!

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Has your yard gotten enough rain this spring?

Has your yard gotten enough rain this spring?

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No

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Yes

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Zaos Gonzolez
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Zaos Gonzolez

Hrm, yes you see. My poor neighbors pay for my yards to be watered through their taxes. It's a great deal. We need more poor people in Columbia.

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No

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Harry D
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Harry D

AlGore was RIGHT! Western capitalists, with their evil incorporations, have caused man-made global warming, resulting in drought conditions across the USA. Capitalists must immediately stop their green-house gas emissions, retire internal combustion engines & pay liberals $$$ to fix problem. FJB

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Electric cars powered by Huge Sulphur emitting coal plants, is the only sensible solution.

Should police be called in to break up college campus protests?

Should police be called in to break up college campus protests?

Yes

4

No

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Yes

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Harry D
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Harry D

As Mizzou learned the hard way, campus protests can be very bad for the institution of higher learning. Police and even the National Guard should be used to restore order and make it safe for minorities (e.g., Jewish students) to attend class. The left has taken over higher ed, you see results. FJB

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Harry, your reply to me is true, and accurate, but a peaceful protest is legal.

Bill Douglas
Bill Douglas

Start holding the alumni accountable who use the state taxpayer dollars in the form of their state government salaries to donate and buy tickets to athletic programs of these universities. Revoke their degrees, and find someway of filing criminal charges against them even if you have to make it up.

Bill Douglas
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Bill Douglas

They need to revoke the degrees of each and every UM Columbia grad who has an engineering degree starting with the walking dictionary we have in my hometown who times stoplights. That computer geek can do nothing but quote a bunch of state regulations and policy that nobody understands.

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No

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Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

No, not if they are peaceful, otherwise the answer is yes.

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Harry D
Harry D

When was the last time you saw a peaceful leftist protest? "We need some muscle over here" ring any bells?

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