A Trump-nominated federal judge has halted the removal of the Reconciliation Monument in Arlington National Cemetery, which the cemetery indicated Saturday would otherwise take place by week's end. While the iconoclasts have been momentarily restrained, the fate of the historic monument, also ca...
  • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
    2·
    9 months ago

    The fact that you interpret the monument’s inscription incorrectly does not mean it should be torn down.

    • mirror_slap@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 months ago

      The fact that one person read it that way, or as at least ambiguous, actually does support it being torn down. Regardless, it’ll be gone soon.

      • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
        2·
        9 months ago

        One person misinterpreting something does not set the meaning. Take the song Under the Blade by twisted sister, Tipper Gore on her censorship quest, claimed it was a violent song. In truth she was a pearl clutching idiot that didn’t know song was about guitarist Eddie Ojeda having surgery.