Three years ago…

Statues of Washington, Jefferson Aren’t ‘Next,’ But It’s Complicated, Historians Say

Where the author argues – correctly – that the likes of Washington and Jefferson, who owned slaves, were fundamentally different from the likes of Lee and Davis, who defended slavery. The author then goes on to argue that this difference means that people won’t be tearing down statues to Washington and Jefferson, while also quoting someone who wanted to tear down statues of Washington and Jefferson.

And then we come to today:

Thomas Jefferson statue toppled in Portland, Oregon

One side in this culture war is stuffing things down the memory hole. One side is using violence to get their way. One side is ruining random peoples lives for expressing wrongthink opinions. One side is holding businesses and individuals hostage, demanding protection money and ideological purity.

Guess which side is accused of being “fascist.” Hint: it’s *not* the side that would clap to see this happen:

Which, given the context, is especially ironic.

Remember, when you see someone tearing down statues, think “Hey, isn’t that what NAZIS did?”