Charlottesville’s Lee statue meets its end, in a 2,250-degree furnace
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The divisive Confederate monument, the focus of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017, was melted down in secret and will become a new piece of public art.
  • nolefan33@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    it needed to be broken down further to fit into the small furnace here.

    Also, why not take the opportunity to cut up a statue of a traitor.

    • Tb0n3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      15·
      9 months ago

      They couldn’t get a larger crucible? It really seems like it would take forever to melt down and entire god damn statue if the head didn’t even fit.

      • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        23·
        9 months ago

        You’ve made two comments here, of which neither is AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND, and both seem rather numbskully. This brings Rule 3 into play, and I bid you a pleasant adeau.