Originally Posted by
RhythmDawg
I'll add these two cents...
The very nature of how this country came to be, what it is, why it is, etc....the fact that we are all free (within the law) means that everything we are is founded in discussion, debate, disagreement...even to the point of being offensive. As long as Americans are free, Americans will be offended by the freedom of other Americans.
This is why I think this entire debate is stupid...and I'm not limiting it to monuments. Are there racist people in this country? duh. Do people dislike other people for all kinds of reasons? Of course. Do people get offended? certainly. Are we all free to think and feel these things? absolutely. Anything otherwise wouldn't be America. However...
...having said all that, has there ever, in the history of the world, been a nation without persecution of certain groups? No. Has that ever been fair? No. Does that make it right? No, but it does shed some realism on the subject.