Jun 3, 2020

Opinion: A Kay Ivey Reminder: Protestors + "politically correct nonsence"



 What does Governor Ivey think about the confederate monument issue now

Don't know, other than this statement:

"...we will not allow our cities to become a target for those, especially from other states, who choose to use violence and destruction to make their point. What I saw happen last night in Birmingham was unbecoming of all those who have worked to make Birmingham the great city it is.  Going forward, this cannot be tolerated. State assets are available to any local government that makes the request. We will show respect to ourselves and to each other through this process.”

But let's remember: Ivey signed the confederate monument protection legislation into law, and bragged about it in her 2018 election campaign ad:

"In the 30-second ad, the camera pans around a memorial to fallen Confederate soldiers outside the state Capitol building and a mural of black heroes by a county courthouse. Ivey slams Washington D.C.’s “politically correct nonsense” and says that when “special interests” wanted to tear down monuments, she said no and signed a law to protect them. She continues that “we can’t change or erase our history” and Alabama understands “to get where we’re going means understanding where we’ve been.” (AP Story)

I'm confident black Alabama residents don't consider themselves "special interests", and if you look at the faces of those trying to tear down the Linn Park monument this week, there are plenty of white faces. The African-American protesters especially know very well "where we have been", and have had the mostly 1960's- installed monuments in their faces for decades to remind them. 

Is their desire to finally rid the state of those in-your-face reminders "politically correct nonsense, Governor? Or is that only some unnamed people in Washington?


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