tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post6999887291160801377..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Dolly Parton statue may replace Nathan Bedford Forrest'sMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-45070271891367988502020-06-19T22:04:43.244-05:002020-06-19T22:04:43.244-05:00This statue keeps falling over...must be topheavy....This statue keeps falling over...must be topheavy...escapefromwisconsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369565788469048090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-84351900834581808132020-06-17T11:32:24.538-05:002020-06-17T11:32:24.538-05:00Agreed. One should not build statues to glorify t...Agreed. One should not build statues to glorify traitors or failures, and all Confederate leaders are by definition both. Peter Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036217573886263890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-85447434528444085792020-06-16T18:44:39.668-05:002020-06-16T18:44:39.668-05:00Whether he was an excellent commander is besides t...Whether he was an excellent commander is besides the point. He was KKK and that alone should be enough to relegate him to a history book rather than being honored with a statue. newzeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469466986488398471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-33520673629788887012020-06-15T19:55:14.953-05:002020-06-15T19:55:14.953-05:00General LeMay felt that, if America had lost WWII,...General LeMay felt that, if America had lost WWII, he would have been tried as a war criminal, due to the firebombings carried out under his command.<br /><br />There are atrocities in EVERY war. Often by men who, in other situations, are fine men.<br /><br />Forrest is an odd one. He is, so far as I know, the only man to begin the Civil War as a private, but end up a general. His tactics were being studied for use in WW1 (and probably WW2). He was the most feared commander in the South. Sherman supposedly said that if it took 10,000 live and broke the US Treasury, Forrest had to be stopped.<br /><br />There is debate as to whether he was responsible for the Ft. Pillow massacre or even being in the KKK (I believe he testified to Congress on this matter).<br /><br />Here's the thing: Forrest was a slave traders and owned slaves. Yet he also, after the South was defeated, did not go guerrilla, did not foment continued uprising against the Union, but sought to be a good citizen.<br /><br />I imagine that nothing less than perfection will suit some. If so, there's only going to be one statue...and He doesn't need them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646966025582440863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-67999020574663987542020-06-15T19:04:22.956-05:002020-06-15T19:04:22.956-05:00As much as I disapprove of the removal and vandali...As much as I disapprove of the removal and vandalism of the statues, Dolly Parton is a fine choice for the erection of one. She's done a lot of good for the world.John Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071863229591899452noreply@blogger.com