"Charlottesville’s Lee statue meets its end, in a 2,250-degree furnace"

[$tevie]

Gift link:
https://wapo.st/40sfjWh
Autoplay videos. I think they're worth it.

Melted down in secret, the divisive Confederate monument will be turned into a new piece of public art



Depressing disclaimer: "The Washington Post spent a day watching foundry workers cut up parts of Charlottesville’s statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, including the head and sword, and melt those in a furnace. Post journalists were allowed to join on the condition they did not identify the foundry’s location and state or record the workers’ faces to protect them and the facility."

[btfc]

Thanks for posting this.

NPR had a good piece about this yesterday evening, and it was nice to see the images.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

The night they burned old Dixie down, indeed.

[Speedy]

Lee should have been hung. Lincoln was too forgiving. I’m glad neither Trump nor Biden has pardoned the 1/6 insurrectionists.

[sekker]

Speedy wrote:
Lee should have been hung. Lincoln was too forgiving. I’m glad neither Trump nor Biden has pardoned the 1/6 insurrectionists.

Yes, one of our worst traitors in our history.

[steve...]

Speedy wrote:
Lee should have been hung. Lincoln was too forgiving. I’m glad neither Trump nor Biden has pardoned the 1/6 insurrectionists.

I think Insurrectionist Donnie would pardon them if he ever gets the chance.

[sekker]

steve... wrote:
[quote=Speedy]
Lee should have been hung. Lincoln was too forgiving. I’m glad neither Trump nor Biden has pardoned the 1/6 insurrectionists.

I think Insurrectionist Donnie would pardon them if he ever gets the chance.
Will have to pardon himself first from jail.

[Lux Interior]

LIBERALS OUR ERAHSIN ARE HISTRY

[Diana]

Lux Interior wrote:
LIBERALS OUR ERAHSIN ARE HISTRY

Now I know that’s fake: it’s spelled LIBRULS

[Racer X]

The interesting question is are they going to let it be known which art installation will be cast from the reclaimed metal? That would make it a target for nutjob vandals.