A statue honoring Confederate soldiers in Charlottesville, Virginia
After the events in Charlottesville this past month, I had to clear my thoughts. Discourse had, once again, reached a level of absurdity. Media of all stripes used the act of one misguided person to vilify the entirety of a group. It used this act as cover to endorse silencing speakers of unpopular points of view. It portrayed violent agitators as saints while stripping away the humanity of those who opposed. The President faced heavy criticism, even from members of his own party, for not fully embracing the media’s moral absolutist narrative. Lynch mobs were out for blood. Many inflicted their fury on relics of the past. Personally, I had much to say, but I needed the inspiration to put it all together. I visited the resting place for some of those who had become so controversial in recent months; those whose legacy lay at the foundation of the ideological battle of Charlottesville. Continue Reading
