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kia75 t1_jcjenbk wrote

Reply to comment by frolicndetour in Two Baltimore Confederate statues vandalized, no suspects identified by legislative_stooge

I mean, why does Baltimore even have confederate statues, even if they're in storage? Baltimore and Maryland weren't part of the Confederacy. Heck, if there's Civil War statues they should be Union statues.

of course, we all know the real reason a city like Baltimore had Confederate statues.

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Goth_2_Boss t1_jcjh9mt wrote

The same reason any place does? Really wealthy racists.

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Gov_Martin_OweMalley t1_jcjvy5x wrote

Why not let them have the statues then on condition they make a very hefty donation to a local charity that supports minorities or LGBTQ? If no one claims them, melt them down for scrap value and donate that money.

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DONNIENARC0 t1_jckc8f2 wrote

They were being sent to be displayed in an art exhibit in LA later this year. Also not sure we own them in the first place.

The Columbus statue that people tore down and threw in the harbor a couple years ago, for example, was commissioned & owned by Italian American Organizations United

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Gov_Martin_OweMalley t1_jckfaaf wrote

Ah, got ya. I was just scheming to extract some wealth from some rich racists and use it for good.

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Timmah_1984 t1_jcjjujy wrote

Maryland was a slave state though and is south of the Mason-Dickson line. Baltimore had a notable riot on Pratt Street between confederate sympathizers and a Union Militia which was aided by the BPD. The sympathizers lost but did a lot of damage and caused some casualties.

There was a lot of tension in Baltimore that lasted far beyond the war. There was also a small percentage of Maryland residents who did go fight for the Confederacy. The statues are echos of all that. Obviously though we don’t need to keep and display them.

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oneweirdbear t1_jck1at3 wrote

"avenge the patriotic gore / that flecked the streets of Baltimore"

It always bothered me that every other state song that uses the same tune as Maryland's (old) song is all "look at how beautiful our state is, we have all these natural wonders, our people are friendly and wonderful, gosh our state is lovely"... and then you've got the Confederate simpfest that is "Maryland, My Maryland".

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