Instapundit » Blog Archive » ROD DREHER: Trump Is More In Touch Than You Think. • A strong majority (62 percent) of American… An historically illiterate nation is one destined to repeat its past errors. More below. "• A strong majority (62 percent) of Americans favor leaving the Confederate statues standing as historical markers • Overwhelming numbers of Republicans (86 percent) favor this, as do 61 percent of Independents • The only group with a majority favoring removal (57 percent) are “Strong Democrats” — as opposed to “Soft Democrats,” who slightly favor keeping them (52 percent) • When defined by political ideology, only Liberal/Very Liberal people muster a majority for taking statues down (57 percent). Among self-described Moderates, 67 percent favor leaving the statues standing. A whopping 81 percent of Conservative/Very Conservative people favor the statues staying in place • Unsurprisingly, the Northeast is the region of the country most in favor of removing the statues — but even there, a majority (53 percent) backs leaving the statues standing • Here’s a stunner: 44 percent of African-Americans polled believe in keeping the statues standing. Of Latinos, 65 percent believe the statues should remain • Comfortable majorities — no less than 60 percent — in each age cohort support the statues This is barely an issue with white Evangelicals, 85 percent of whom back the statues. Only nine percent favor removal, with the rest unsure • On Trump’s response to Charlottesville, 52 percent believe it hasn’t been strong enough Of that number, 52 percent of Independents believe Trump has fallen short; only 30 percent are satisfied" A nation willing to publically mark its failures is likely sufficiently strong and historically cognizant to avoid repeating its greatest follies. The progressive left and the Democratic Party which were the supporters of slavery have no desire to be reminded of their earlier disastrous mistakes. We should enshrine these monuments and make clear on every one of them it was the Democratic Party and the progressives who supported these men, these causes, and the enslavement of man. Progressive rage is this infectious, if only it were this easy to resolve:
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