09-21-2017, 10:50 AM
It is an opportunity cost for the people protesting for removal or against the removal. It's not difficult. And, incidentally removing the statues will not help the drug epedimic or the number of single mothers on welfare.
SO, If the state is going to spend 12million on something (opportunity cost here as well), i would rather them spend that money on those issues instead of some old hunks of rock. What is so difficult for you to understand about that?
You are trying to create logical fallacy where it doesn't exist because you want to win the argument without having to discuss the issues.
If we were tearing down statues to build affordable housing or a homeless shelter in its place, i would be fine with that. You are getting something in return. With this you get nothing but a bunch of angry people. On both sides of the argument. Which results in violence.
Your argument makes no sense. You are saying that respect for other peoples feelings should be enough to justify spending limited resources on removing statues. With the same breath, you are saying other people's feelings are invalid because of how you perceive their motivation for wanting to keep the statues.
"Why does it matter whether you judge those feelings /valid/ or not"
SO, If the state is going to spend 12million on something (opportunity cost here as well), i would rather them spend that money on those issues instead of some old hunks of rock. What is so difficult for you to understand about that?
You are trying to create logical fallacy where it doesn't exist because you want to win the argument without having to discuss the issues.
If we were tearing down statues to build affordable housing or a homeless shelter in its place, i would be fine with that. You are getting something in return. With this you get nothing but a bunch of angry people. On both sides of the argument. Which results in violence.
Your argument makes no sense. You are saying that respect for other peoples feelings should be enough to justify spending limited resources on removing statues. With the same breath, you are saying other people's feelings are invalid because of how you perceive their motivation for wanting to keep the statues.
"Why does it matter whether you judge those feelings /valid/ or not"