Clowns on The Left Make No Distinction Between The Union & The Confederacy

As much as I think President Trump is an authoritarian buffoon, I also think The Left are a bunch of clowns.

Yesterday protesters in Washington, D.C. tore down the statue of a Confederate Brigadier General named Albert Pike.

Now one might make the case that we ought not honor those who fought to preserve slavery. But then how does one explain that on the very same day protesters in San Francisco took down a statue of Ulysses S. Grant as well as one of Star Spangled Banner composer Francis Scott Key in Golden Gate Park? There were no arrests.

So let's get this straight. Protesters took down a statue of a general who sought to preserve slavery and protesters also took down the statue of a general who successfully ended slavery.

There are two ways I can explain this behavior.

First, these people are ignorant about American history. These are the sorts of people who cannot find Virginia on a map. Part of it is that students aren't taught American history or they are taught all dead white men are the same. They also aren't keen to learn and much less encouraged to think for themselves.

Second, these people make no distinction between the Union and the Confederacy. For them America is inherently racist and anything associated with it must be crushed to dust. It's the same reason why Colin Kaepernick knelt during the Star Spangled Banner. So it's not a stretch of the imagination that these protesters would despise the author of the anthem as much as the anthem itself. These are the sort of people who want to burn it all down. They seek revolution, but they are truly revolting.

I'm not arguing either Grant or Key were perfect people. Of course, who is? Just last month I was critical of The History Channel documentary on Grant for making no mention of his 1862 edict to expel Jews from The Department of Tennessee. (The order was quickly countermanded by President Lincoln). While Grant's shortcomings shouldn't be ignored given his role in ending slavery and presiding over Reconstruction I don't believe it warrants removing monuments in his honor by force or otherwise.

The question now is what San Francisco does with regard with Grant and Key. Will they restore these statues? If they do then there is a small measure of hope that there is some understanding there is a difference between the Union and the Confederacy. But if not then San Francisco will be effectively giving legitimacy to this desecration. Not only will San Francisco send the message there is no distinction between those who preserved slavery and those who ended it they will also send the message that this country is not worth saving.