Tony, Pretty Much

Liberating the metal from the statue of a insurrectionist and racist for better purposes seems like a great idea to me. The Washington Post has some excellent photographs of this moment.

This article is a gift. It poses some great questions about how the past and the future are tied together. Probably a good read for people who seem to forget the “Unite the Right” rally.

Charlottesville’s Lee statue meets its end, in a 2,250-degree furnace-
https://wapo.st/3FEaVd3

How Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue was melted down

The divisive Confederate monument, the focus of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017, was melted down in secret and will become a new piece of public art.

The Washington Post
Oct 29, 2023 at 4:15pmWeb
Show threadArena Cops 🇺🇦✌Oct 29, 2023

@TonyStark A giant "1865"-sculpture should be cast from the statue's metal.

And every Confederacy- & slavery-glorifying monument should equally be removed & turned into such a sculpture, too, if made of metal.

#DefendDemocracy #DefendTheUnion #DefendTheConstitution #ReconstructionAmendments #EndOfConfederacy #Insurrection #Rebellion #ConfederateMonuments #Confedereds

Show threadKevin LydaOct 29, 2023
@TonyStark One down. So many more to go.
Show threadKilroy_Was_HereOct 29, 2023

@TonyStark

I'm glad they kept the name of the metal shop secret. My concern was the shop it got chopped up in being turned into a pseudo-holy site or a magnet for conflict.

I was thinking they should've chopped it up, transferred the pieces to a secret ship, and dumped them in the ocean.