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Not one chance in hell. How old are you,anyhow,3?

I am old enough to recognize ad hominem when I see it.  Can't say that I am fond of non-rational persuasion, but it seems to be your forte.


Lee's legacy has been dragged through the mud ever since the day he resigned from Mr.Lincoln's Army and came home to lead the Army of Virginia. I have heard his described as a "traitor and rebel" my whole damn life.

In case nobody has ever splained this to you,the winners get to write the history books.


As someone who was schooled in the Commonwealth, I was taught more about the American Revolution and the War of Secession than you could ever hope to know.  And no, Robert E. Lee was never described as either "traitor" or "rebel".  Lee fought for Virginia and Virginia alone against Northern invaders.  His battles were fought exclusively in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.  So I don't know where you live where Lee was referred to in such despicable terms, but it certainly isn't in the Commonwealth of Virginia or any other Southern state for that matter.  If Lee's name was really thought of in these terms, then there wouldn't be a Lee park in Charlottesville to begin with, much less a Robert E. Lee high school 40 miles to the west or a Monument Street in the former Confederate capital 70 miles to the east.

Of course none of this has a thing to do with you defending white supremacists who are trampling on Lee's good name in order to thrust themselves into the spotlight.   (See:  'Non-rational Persuasion' above)

The bottom line here is that you don't know a damn thing about Virginia, Southern history, or the hijacking of War of Secession symbols by white racist scumbags who have trampled on the graves of true Southern patriots.  Which is why you defend the racist marchers instead of Robert E. Lee.


That's the ticket,Bubba! Bring Trump into it because you have nothing else.

It was Trump's response that we were discussing.  Try to keep up.
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Interesting.  I sure wish she had said what she thought she was going to.  What was it she was attending and why?  Who had the permit?

Unite the Right had the permit. Antifa evidently forgot to get a permit to hurl urine into the permitted assembly.

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Interesting.  I sure wish she had said what she thought she was going to.  What was it she was attending and why?  Who had the permit?

Though she didn't directly say it, the group Unite The Right had the permit.  They were protesting the planned removal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Emancipation Park.  They petitioned to have the protest there because it's the location of the monument and until recently, the area was called Robert E. Lee Park.
I disagree.  Circle gets the square.

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Ohio man charged with murder in car attack


Associated Press and Staff Reports     |     18 hrs ago


James Alex Fields Jr., of Maumee, Ohio, has been charged with second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding and failing to stop at the scene of an accident that resulted in a death after a car plowed into a crowd on the Downtown Mall.

The crash killed a 32-year-old woman and injured 19 others following an alt-right demonstration downtown.

Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas has been empowered to "regulate, restrict or prohibit any assembly of persons, or the movement of persons or vehicles" on any public property including parks, streets and sidewalks, according to a release from city officials.

The emergency ordinance passed City Council unanimously during an emergency meeting at the Albemarle County Office Building, according to the release.

Mayor Mike Signer was quoted in the release, "The Council's decision to give Chief Thomas the authority to enact a curfew as appropriate was made out of an abundance of caution. We did so, having full confidence in Chief Thomas and regional law enforcement's ability to make the final call.”

Chief Thomas has yet to take any action, according to the release.

Other arrests made in connection with the unrest in Charlottesville are:

    Jacob L. Smith, 21, of Louisa, Virginia, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault & battery.
    James M. O’Brien, 44, of Gainesville, Florida, was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed handgun.
    Troy Dunigan, 21, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

http://www.dailyprogress.com/newsvirginian/news/crime/ohio-man-charged-with-murder-in-car-attack/article_6086b838-7f92-11e7-9494-47d2887ee8cd.html



Louisa is not far from Charlottesville.  The others are obviously from outside the Commonwealth.
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More background.  Because of the car assailant, the prior events leading up to it are not being given due diligence.


Unite the Right' rally: Violence erupts even before protest begins

CHARLOTTESVILLE — A massive white nationalist rally in this progressive Virginia college town turned violent Saturday morning even before a car slammed into counterprotesters Saturday afternoon.

Intense skirmishes broke out between counterprotesters and attendees.

Pepper spray filled the air as the two groups engaged in physical fights. At one point, the rally attendees, many of whom were outfitted with shields, guns and sticks, appeared to launch at least four tear gas canisters on the counterprotesters, scattering them in search of medical attention.

At 11:30 a.m., police, who had a heavy presence in the area but for the most part did not intervene in the violence, declared the assembly unlawful and began to clear the park.

The rally, which was called to protest the city’s plan to remove a Confederate Statue from a downtown park and advocate for a mishmash of white nationalist and supremacist positions, had been set to begin at noon. Organizers had expressed a hope that the event, which drew as many as a thousand supporters from around the country, would galvanize their fringe movements into a greater political force.

Attendees quickly dispersed, many looking ragged. As of 12:30 p.m., police reported 1 arrest and eight injuries.

“Police sprayed me, the (counterprotesters) sprayed me, everyone sprayed me,” said 29-year-old William Fears, a contruction worker who traveled from Houston, Texas, to join the rally.

Fears had stripped down to only his underpants because he said his clothes had been drenched in an unknown chemical weapon. He said he travelled to Charlottesville to “defend white history, advocate our rights to exist and to make friends.”

Thousands of Charlottesville residents turned out to make their displeasure with the rally known. Among them was George Stepp, a city native, who waved a large portrait of Barrack and Michelle Obama at the rally attendees, taunting them.

“This is my first time every coming out to a protest like this,” Stepp said. “I just want to get in their mind how great of a president Obama was – rub it in a little bit.”

While many of the rally attendees waved signs expressing support for President Donald Trump, the president denounced the rally in a tweet, saying “We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!”

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump called for peace after violent clashes broke out at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville.

The President said at 1:19 p.m. Saturday on Twitter: "We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!"

Melania Trump, about 45 minutes earlier, tweeted: "Our country encourages freedom of speech, but let's communicate w/o hate in our hearts. No good comes from violence."

Hundreds of white nationalists and counter protestors faced off Saturday in downtown Charlottesville, with several violent clashes erupting.

It's the latest confrontation in the city since it voted to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from a downtown park.

http://www.dailyprogress.com/newsvirginian/news/state/unite-the-right-rally-violence-erupts-even-before-protest-begins/article_4aa6dc12-7f94-11e7-a7bf-67121773eaa6.html



The intolerant violence of the left should not be ignored.
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"but there was never a war to overthrow the government of this country"
Well, actually, if you declare yourselves to an independent country and fire upon the soldiers of the country which had been your country, you have effectively overthrown that previous government.
Nope, there was zero attempt to overthrow the duly-elected government of the United States.

That is a bald-faced lie.

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I don't know why Southern preservationists only seem to focus in on the Civil War.

A rebellion against the US and its Constitution.

Where did I say I only focused on the civil war?  It's a huge piece, but not the only one.
I display the Confederate Battle Flag in honor of my great great great grandfathers who spilled blood at Wilson's Creek and Shiloh.  5 others served in the WBTS with honor too.

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There was no 'Civil War' in this country.

Call it a War Between the States or a War Against Union Aggression if you like, but there was never a war to overthrow the government of this country, which is a Civil War.

Factually incorrect.  The simplest definition of a civil war is armed conflict between factions of the same state.  The Confederacy never achieved formal recognition from the US government or foreign nations.  Therefore, they were still part of the United States, despite efforts to secede.

It is correct the goal was not to conquer the north and overthrow the government in Washington, but that's more in line with being a coup or revolution.
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I don't know why Southern preservationists only seem to focus in on the Civil War.

We don't.   But at the moment, no one is taking away our collards, black-eyed peas, and barbeque.


A rebellion against the US and its Constitution.

Uh, no.  Not a rebellion.  Virginia simply opted out.  No one tried to overthrow Washington, DC or any of the other states.  Let's keep in mind on whose territory the battle of Manassas was fought.  Which one was the invading army?
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We don't.   But at the moment, no one is taking away our collards, black-eyed peas, and barbeque.


Uh, no.  Not a rebellion.  Virginia simply opted out.  No one tried to overthrow Washington, DC or any of the other states.  Let's keep in mind on whose territory the battle of Manassas was fought.  Which one was the invading army?

Oh yeah, wasn't that the zeroth amendment to the constitution, the "Opt Out Clause"?

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Here is what Andrew Jackson said about succession.


But each State having expressly parted with so many powers as to constitute jointly with the other States a single nation, cannot from that period possess any right to secede, because such secession does not break a league, but destroys the unity of a nation, and any injury to that unity is not only a breach which would result from the contravention of a compact, but it is an offense against the whole Union.  To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States are not a nation because it would be a solecism to contend that any part of a nation might dissolve its connection with the other parts, to their injury or ruin, without committing any offense. Secession, like any other revolutionary act, may be morally justified by the extremity of oppression; but to call it a constitutional right, is confounding the meaning of terms, and can only be done through gross error, or to deceive those who are willing to assert a right, but would pause before they made a revolution, or incur the penalties consequent upon a failure
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Oh yeah, wasn't that the zeroth amendment to the constitution, the "Opt Out Clause"?

@Oceander

You must be thinking of the 'right to vote' clause.  Oh wait, that doesn't exist either.

So according to your logic, Virginia can't secede because there is no explicit clause saying they can.  And you can't vote because there is no explicit clause saying you can.
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Here is what Andrew Jackson said about secession.

Do you know what Andrew Jackson said about ignoring Supreme Court orders?
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Do you know what Andrew Jackson said about ignoring Supreme Court orders?


I know about that and that was wrong for him to do it. He is right in this case.
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Factually incorrect.  The simplest definition of a civil war is armed conflict between factions of the same state.
  So by your definition any fight between anybody in a country is a civil war.  You better rethink that line as it don't hold mustard.
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The Confederacy never achieved formal recognition from the US government or foreign nations.  Therefore, they were still part of the United States, despite efforts to secede.
Ever read about how Lincoln went to such great lengths to prevent that, so much he was willing to risk war with the British by taking one of its ships at sea?  https://history.state.gov/milestones/1861-1865/trent-affair

I know, you won't call that Union Agression either, will you?
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I know about that and that was wrong for him to do it. He is right in this case.

His inductive statement may be logically strong, but it is legally baseless.
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Factually incorrect.  The simplest definition of a civil war is armed conflict between factions of the same state.  The Confederacy never achieved formal recognition from the US government or foreign nations.  Therefore, they were still part of the United States, despite efforts to secede.

It is correct the goal was not to conquer the north and overthrow the government in Washington, but that's more in line with being a coup or revolution.

If they were still part of the US, then the US operated illegally, not having quorum in Congress.
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Exactly.  Ignore them.    But noooooooooo.   

I was thinking more like he is doing his job protecting those even though they hate him.

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Cavities in ones teeth don't go away if ignored.

Oh, please.  These idiots are no threat.   99.9% of the country think think they're idiots.  Let them have their little circle jerk.

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If they were still part of the US, then the US operated illegally, not having quorum in Congress.

I believe they managed a quorum in a good parliamentarian fashion. 

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I believe they managed a quorum in a good parliamentarian fashion.

I especially liked the film clip where one of them was punching a girl.
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