That teacher is absolutely despicable. Coming into a place that she clearly isn’t from (judging from her accent) and trying to change things so that they suit her. Everything just has to be the way she wants it to be. I really have so much contempt for these busybodies. The staff of Washington and Lee is comprised of woke foreigners unfortunately.
@@ianfrye7900 it was pretty biased. When I was in the Lee Jackson parade this past January many of the locals support it. Its the University elite that make all the fuss.
I’m a yankee without a racist bone in my body and I believe the flags should fly. Some of these people need a history lesson, and not one taught by that Russian woman. God bless Lee and Jackson. “Rally behind the Virginians!”
It’s not “sons of the confederacy” it’s sons of confederate veterans ! That means to be a member you have to be a male descendant of a confederate soldier or government official who served honorably . This is not some cosplay - our camp has a “real grandson” as a member - that means that man’s grandfather wore the grey and served in general Wade hamptons legion cavalry . My ancestors were in holcombe legion and the 1st SC orrs rifles (Gregg’s brigade , Hills division , Jackson’s Corp) - they were there at Fredericksburg and Antietam , they smashed the flank of the union army Chancellorsville , they bled at the crater during the siege of Petersburg …. If you think we will just forget and go away you are mistaken . We will remember them and honor them just as I honor my ancestors who scalped Ferguson atop kings mountain and slew pakenham at New Orleans with old hickory . God will shine his light upon Dixie ! God save the south !
To any Southerner who thinks that Lee and Jackson were great men and who respect and admire the flag and what it stands for but who are concerned, like the photographer @19:50, about offending people: it is noble to aspire to the attitudes of a Southern gentleman, to have good manners and to strive to not offend. However, you should bear in mind that those people are waging a war against everything for which you stand; all of your symbols, heroes, history, everything. As gentlemanly as Lee was, even he fought when it came time to do so.
@13:15 no, you don’t have a duty to petition something you disagree with. You have a right to do so, but especially as a foreigner and someone who never lived in the town before she started teaching there, you should respect the citizens and the culture and not be such an insufferable, busybody iconoclast. She deserved every criticism she received.
Lexington is a lovely town. Why don't its residents grow up, recognize their symbols are offensive to many, and make their celebrations in private away from the public square?
Because it's the states history and its civilians are heroes to its people!you need to grow up and except that lincoln was a traitor to the constitution!
That goes both ways . Why don’t the people grow up and celebrate history . Both sides were Americans. Why walk on eggshells. We are a free nation and should understand and learn history.
@danfriedman1267 why don’t people who immigrate to the town grow up and realize they are in a different culture than that from which they came? Why don’t they appreciate heritage and culture instead of trying to impose their views on an area with its own culture and values. People need to stop being offended at things that don’t concern them. It’s a very childish and immature way to view the world. Grow up.
