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Have our freedom or emancipation was divine intervention. they dont talk about the fact that robert e. lee was a slave owner himself, and they dont talk about the fact that he led his soldiers into the one of the largest slaughters that weve had in the history of the united states of america. and so its frustrating that were talking about robert e. lee. on the other hand, we cant teach americas history through what is now known as critical race theory, so were sitting here taking down statues, a...

This country? >> unfortunately, i dont think it does. i mean, im someone who believes that statues of robert e. lee should come down, especially shoutout to mayor landrieu whos one of our colleagues, shoutout to all of those individuals who have led the charge to take these statues down, but the battle for many of us is systemic racism. the battle for many of us is the racism thats engrained into the systems in this country. were having a debate right now in 2021, about the legacy of robert e. l...

Which really eludes a lot of liberals. a lot of writers also had to conceal your real intentions from your enemy. in the real objective of the left is not just taking down statues. thats beside the point. that is just keep us occupied and distract us. the real goal is the destruction of american civilization, western civilization. that is the real goal. you have to draw a line in the sand and say you will not advance any farther. we are standing here. thats why mitch mcconnell really broke our t...

Virus in the weekended july 3rd thats why more than 4,000 doctors and nurses calling this a dangerous and unethical experiment and urging authorities to keep restrictions in is longer. >> thank you for our reporters covering the pandemic across the globe. half a million dollars, would it be worth it without the name biden on it. for the record, a new deal with the presidents son have making crying out. plus three confederate statues in charlotteville have been removed, i will talk to the now...

Someone eely died, did you think wed see a day like that actually come down. >> no i wasnt going to believe it until i saw it. so when it was finally lifted off its ped after ol i had my moment and fully processes it wag happening. >> bryant convinced charlottesville but outside, was voted groups to defend the confederacy took it to court. >> we are a people. we will not be replaced! >> then white nationists, neo-nazis and other groups joined the cause. on august 2017 a woman was killed and seve...

With black people in charlottesville. conversations about educational equity, affordable housing, sustainability, all very racial justice issues and these statues only reflect larger and deeper systems that exist in this place and beyond. i think in order for us to have true progress it has to come with the redistribution of resources and a full reconsideration and shifting of systems. >> we have to ask, the platform is still there, they havent removed that yet, what would you like to see replac...

Dropped and brought to storage. white nationists debates whether to move the statue and a rally turned violent and ultimately deadly as neo-nazis fought with counter protesters. now were live in charlottesville. >> three hours on a saturday morning what theyve wanted year the notorious statue of robert e lee that overlooked the park that held the rally also hoisted away. for the one who kicked off the effort to remove the statue was a petition drive in 2016 when she was in 9th grade. it was end ...

Recent political history. >> very fine people on both sides. >> that created a national movement. >> no sitting president has ever said anything like that. and i realize that things werent going to change very much with this president. >> but in charlottesville the statues still stood. to removal still tied up in court, the city council voted to shroud them in black days after the protest and in 2017 a judge ruled again they couldnt remove the statues and 2018 a judge ordered the coverings to be...

To have locatities be able to decide the fate of their statues and monuments. so its been a very long fight. in 2017 the statues were voted to be removed for the first time, even then i was like, yay, its coming down. but theres been a long legal fight and theres been a lot thats happened in charlottesville since then, such as august 11th and 12th rallies and attacks, kkk rallies, organized by white spremtists and neo-nazis. >> this is a huge step, how much work is ahead in your view? >> i think...

Winning wars. >> tucker: sean parnell, sot nicely put. thanks for coming on tonight. the evidence of the revolution around us is everywhere erasing history, renaming the schools, tearing down statues. what is going on here? theyre trying to build utopia. thats actually what it is. a fascinating conversation with a historian and a pretty deep thinker about that question, thats next. ♪ ♪ it starts with our free hearing assessment. plus innovative products that fit your needs and budget. with f...