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pnwmom

(108,978 posts) Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:30 PM Aug 2017

Please keep in mind there's a reason Charlottesville was targeted. Most of the alt-right protesters

are NOT from Charlottesville.

They are outsiders who are protesting the City Council's vote to remove Robert E. Lee's statute from a city park, and to change the name of "Lee Park" to "Emancipation Park" -- at a cost of $700K. A significant expense for a city of this size.

They will also be removing a statue of Stonewall Jackson and renaming that park "Justice Park."

Hillary carried Charlottesville by 80.4% vs. 13.3 for the orange one.

http://heavy.com/news/2017/08/robert-e-lee-charlottesville-statue-unite-the-right-white-nationalists/

Removing the statues of Lee and Jackson will not come cheap. In October 2016, Richmond.com reported that city staff estimate that it will cost $330,000 to remove the Lee statue and $370,000 to remove the Jackson one.

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Please keep in mind there's a reason Charlottesville was targeted. Most of the alt-right protesters (Original Post) pnwmom Aug 2017 OP

I suspect a good number of them are from the White House still_one Aug 2017 #1

We know they are well represented there. dalton99a Aug 2017 #9

I think so still_one Aug 2017 #10

Ohio license plates on car MFM008 Aug 2017 #2

I know wryter2000 Aug 2017 #3

what a history to have for a small town of Charlottesville AlexSFCA Aug 2017 #4

Good point. I live about 40 mins. W of Cville these are outside agitators. Va Lefty Aug 2017 #5

VA seems to be progressive but the NRA home office is in Fairfax Motley13 Aug 2017 #6

Virginia is a swing state. But Charlottesville itself, home of UVA, is heavily Democratic. n/t pnwmom Aug 2017 #7

K&R mcar Aug 2017 #8

Why does Charlottesville still have racist statues? leftstreet Aug 2017 #11

They voted in April to remove them -- at a cost of $700,000. But a judge has delayed pnwmom Aug 2017 #12

Ugh. Hard to imagine they still exist in 2017 leftstreet Aug 2017 #13

These statues and many others are on the National Register of Historic Places. pnwmom Aug 2017 #14

still_one

(92,190 posts)

1. I suspect a good number of them are from the White House

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:31 PM

Aug 2017

hmmmmmmm,

maybe not sarcasm

dalton99a

(81,488 posts)

9. We know they are well represented there.

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:53 PM

Aug 2017

still_one

(92,190 posts)

10. I think so

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #9)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:54 PM

Aug 2017

MFM008

(19,808 posts)

2. Ohio license plates on car

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:33 PM

Aug 2017

.......

wryter2000

(46,045 posts)

3. I know

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:33 PM

Aug 2017

But I'll k&r for you

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)

4. what a history to have for a small town of Charlottesville

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:34 PM

Aug 2017

it will now forever be famous only for one thing - deadly white supremacy event

Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)

5. Good point. I live about 40 mins. W of Cville these are outside agitators.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:38 PM

Aug 2017

Unfortunately there are plenty of deplorables here in the Valley

Motley13

(3,867 posts)

6. VA seems to be progressive but the NRA home office is in Fairfax

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:42 PM

Aug 2017

& VA is open carry

pnwmom

(108,978 posts)

7. Virginia is a swing state. But Charlottesville itself, home of UVA, is heavily Democratic. n/t

Reply to Motley13 (Reply #6)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:48 PM

Aug 2017

mcar

(42,331 posts)

8. K&R

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:48 PM

Aug 2017

leftstreet

(36,108 posts)

11. Why does Charlottesville still have racist statues?

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 06:55 PM

Aug 2017

These cities need to get their shit together

pnwmom

(108,978 posts)

12. They voted in April to remove them -- at a cost of $700,000. But a judge has delayed

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #11)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:01 PM

Aug 2017

the removal for 6 months.

Both statutes are on the National Register of Historic Places. I don't know if that factor has affected their removal.

leftstreet

(36,108 posts)

13. Ugh. Hard to imagine they still exist in 2017

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #12)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:03 PM

Aug 2017

But good that the legislation is moving forward

pnwmom

(108,978 posts)

14. These statues and many others are on the National Register of Historic Places.