Any statues removed should be removed at the direction of our elected representatives. On this one issue, most American voters will side with Trump. The original issue of George Floyd being murdered by police has been overshadowed by looting, arson, flag burning and statue toppling. Trump is playing this well. The more statues that get destroyed, the more sane Trump looks in comparison to the protestors and Democratic elected officials who give them free reign.. White antifa types have assumed control of the George Floyd narrative for their own purposes.
Case in point: In Madison, WI, one guy was going around with a megaphone being obnoxious; walking into restaurants and calling customers names with his stupid megaphone. After a week of such antics, he was arrested. The 'protesters' that night were milling about the State Capitol. After midnight, the 100-300 protestors became violent in response to the arrest. They tore down two statues on the State Capitol grounds; a female statue named "Forward" which is Wisconsin's motto. The other statue was of a Civil War Colonel who died in Battle and had been a leader in the abolitionist movement prior to the Civil War. The former was made and financed by women over 100 years ago and was cherished by the feminist community. They also fire bombed a government building housing 911 operators and jail.
Then, for good measure, the 'protestors' beat up two people who had to be hospitalized. The first was a Democratic State Senator. The second was a black motorist.
Nearby police did nothing. Neither the Democratic Mayor of Madison nor Gov. Evers[[D) provided any leadership while Madison's treasures and a couple of people were being assaulted. They must have been sleeping or maybe they didn't want to offend their brownshirts. It isn't just Madison. As far as I know, every city with looting and vandalism caused by protestors is Democratic. Trump is pouncing on that reality for political advantage.
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