Davidson: The Left Is Following in the Footsteps of Mao, Taliban in Destroying Statues

RUSH TRANSCRIPT One thing ░░░░░░░░ president said today deserves ░░░░░░░░ attention than it will ░░░░░░░░ get Yesterday a monitor ░░░░░░░░ a Civil War soldier ░░░░░░░░ memorial in Durham North ░░░░░░░░ Police stood dolly by ░░░░░░░░ liberals across the country ░░░░░░░░ it which statues are ░░░░░░░░ the president asked today ░░░░░░░░ Washington Thomas Jefferson It ░░░░░░░░ not a joke Suddenly ░░░░░░░░ s a serious question ░░░░░░░░ Jefferson indisputably was a ░░░░░░░░ man He was the ░░░░░░░░ of the declaration of ░░░░░░░░ Founder of the university ░░░░░░░░ West Virginia and most ░░░░░░░░ the greatest thinker in ░░░░░░░░ political history All of ░░░░░░░░ live in his shadow ░░░░░░░░ however Jefferson was also ░░░░░░░░ slave holder That s ░░░░░░░░ It s a moral ░░░░░░░░ We ought to remember ░░░░░░░░ But the fanatics on ░░░░░░░░ left it means that ░░░░░░░░ must be purged from ░░░░░░░░ memory forever The demands ░░░░░░░░ already coming that we ░░░░░░░░ that In 2015 the ░░░░░░░░ at the university of ░░░░░░░░ demanded the removal of ░░░░░░░░ Jefferson statue Two years ░░░░░░░░ on CNN anchor Ashleigh ░░░░░░░░ suggested the Jefferson memorial ░░░░░░░░ Washington might have to ░░░░░░░░ Needless to say there ░░░░░░░░ literally no limit when ░░░░░░░░ start thinking like this ░░░░░░░░ year hundreds of activists ░░░░░░░░ New York demanded the ░░░░░░░░ of Theodore Roosevelt at ░░░░░░░░ American national history museum ░░░░░░░░ dismantled They argued that ░░░░░░░░ was a racist That ░░░░░░░░ the standard Nobody is ░░░░░░░░ Watch out Abraham Lincoln ░░░░░░░░ re next Now to ░░░░░░░░ clear as if it ░░░░░░░░ necessary slavery is evil ░░░░░░░░ you believe in the ░░░░░░░░ of the individual it ░░░░░░░░ actually hard to think ░░░░░░░░ anything worse than slavery ░░░░░░░░ let s be honest ░░░░░░░░ until 150 years ago ░░░░░░░░ a group of brave ░░░░░░░░ fought and died to ░░░░░░░░ put an end to ░░░░░░░░ slavery was the rule ░░░░░░░░ than the exception around ░░░░░░░░ world And had been ░░░░░░░░ thousands of years sadly ░░░░░░░░ dough owned saves so ░░░░░░░░ Mohammed peace be on ░░░░░░░░ The aztecs did too ░░░░░░░░ he liberated Latin American ░░░░░░░░ holding was so common ░░░░░░░░ the North American Indians ░░░░░░░░ brought them with them ░░░░░░░░ the trail of tears ░░░░░░░░ t something they learned ░░░░░░░░ European settlers Indians were ░░░░░░░░ and trading slaves when ░░░░░░░░ Columbus arrived By the ░░░░░░░░ he owned slaves too ░░░░░░░░ of this is a ░░░░░░░░ of the atrocity of ░░░░░░░░ bondage It is an ░░░░░░░░ The point however if ░░░░░░░░ are going to judge ░░░░░░░░ past by the standards ░░░░░░░░ the present If we ░░░░░░░░ going to reduce a ░░░░░░░░ s life to the ░░░░░░░░ worst thing he ever ░░░░░░░░ in we had better ░░░░░░░░ prepared for the consequences ░░░░░░░░ that And here s ░░░░░░░░ 41 of the 56 ░░░░░░░░ who signed the declaration ░░░░░░░░ Independence held slafsz James ░░░░░░░░ the father of the ░░░░░░░░ had a plantation full ░░░░░░░░ slaves George may have ░░░░░░░░ the 235er78 of the ░░░░░░░░ of rights also owned ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately But does that ░░░░░░░░ what they wrote illegitimate ░░░░░░░░ these men were simply ░░░░░░░░ villains and that s ░░░░░░░░ they were then the ░░░░░░░░ they created is as ░░░░░░░░ as they were There ░░░░░░░░ no reason to respect ░░░░░░░░ traditions or uphold its ░░░░░░░░ The First Amendment for ░░░░░░░░ the right to speak ░░░░░░░░ for hundreds of years ░░░░░░░░ have reveered it the ░░░░░░░░ dismisses it as the ░░░░░░░░ of white supremacist slave ░░░░░░░░ It is worthless they ░░░░░░░░ us It must go ░░░░░░░░ is now routine to ░░░░░░░░ liberals claim that hate ░░░░░░░░ whatever that is isn ░░░░░░░░ protected by the First ░░░░░░░░ Of course the whole ░░░░░░░░ of the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ to protect speech that ░░░░░░░░ people It s a ░░░░░░░░ of shocking ignorance and ░░░░░░░░ it is now common ░░░░░░░░ Cuomo said it is ░░░░░░░░ supposedly a lawyer That ░░░░░░░░ Mona college in California ░░░░░░░░ speech a tool incorporated ░░░░░░░░ hegemonic institutions Whatever that ░░░░░░░░ The right of free ░░░░░░░░ should only apply to ░░░░░░░░ racial groups That s ░░░░░░░░ racist because as you ░░░░░░░░ there are no racists ░░░░░░░░ the left They are ░░░░░░░░ sincere people care about ░░░░░░░░ There an important debate ░░░░░░░░ on in the country ░░░░░░░░ now It s not ░░░░░░░░ statues and antifa it ░░░░░░░░ about American institutions and ░░░░░░░░ they are worth preserving ░░░░░░░░ on the left want ░░░░░░░░ tear it all down ░░░░░░░░ they did the statue ░░░░░░░░ Durham yesterday Quality under ░░░░░░░░ law Protections for the ░░░░░░░░ against the mob The ░░░░░░░░ right to say and ░░░░░░░░ anything you choose Those ░░░░░░░░ be gone Replaced by ░░░░░░░░ darker and more rigidly ░░░░░░░░ Is that a country ░░░░░░░░ want to live in ░░░░░░░░ it s not now ░░░░░░░░ the time to speak ░░░░░░░░ elites are refusing to ░░░░░░░░ are too afraid Daniel ░░░░░░░░ senior correspondent at the ░░░░░░░░ He joins us tonight ░░░░░░░░ this does seem like ░░░░░░░░ turning point somehow not ░░░░░░░░ on the right but ░░░░░░░░ on the left these ░░░░░░░░ of the last two ░░░░░░░░ and there seems to ░░░░░░░░ a new intensity on ░░░░░░░░ left Am I imagining ░░░░░░░░ No you re not ░░░░░░░░ we do seem like ░░░░░░░░ are at a turning ░░░░░░░░ But this has been ░░░░░░░░ down the pike for ░░░░░░░░ number of years I ░░░░░░░░ two years ago we ░░░░░░░░ the 150th anniversary of ░░░░░░░░ confederate surrender and had ░░░░░░░░ people in the mainstream ░░░░░░░░ at that time calling ░░░░░░░░ the Desis he creation ░░░░░░░░ confederate graves Not just ░░░░░░░░ down statues but digging ░░░░░░░░ remains removing them you ░░░░░░░░ bull dozing over cemeteries ░░░░░░░░ this iconic clastic impulse ░░░░░░░░ native to the left ░░░░░░░░ is what China s ░░░░░░░░ revolution was all about ░░░░░░░░ you want to see ░░░░░░░░ tearing down statues by ░░░░░░░░ will get you look ░░░░░░░░ pictures of China s ░░░░░░░░ revolution where they tore ░░░░░░░░ statues temples Tucker That ░░░░░░░░ exactly right The whole ░░░░░░░░ even stomping on them ░░░░░░░░ But move did that ░░░░░░░░ the cam region did ░░░░░░░░ and the Taliban did ░░░░░░░░ in Afghanistan for political ░░░░░░░░ Look I m not ░░░░░░░░ whatever it is worth ░░░░░░░░ sympathetic to confederacy I ░░░░░░░░ an American and insurrections ░░░░░░░░ It s not about ░░░░░░░░ The people who are ░░░░░░░░ these statues know nothing ░░░░░░░░ history They don t ░░░░░░░░ who Robert E Lee ░░░░░░░░ They don t know ░░░░░░░░ stonewall Jackson was They ░░░░░░░░ trying to delegitimize the ░░░░░░░░ government and tradition of ░░░░░░░░ society because they don ░░░░░░░░ believe in them This ░░░░░░░░ transactional They are doing ░░░░░░░░ to achieve a goal ░░░░░░░░ has nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ the cill war Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s right I think ░░░░░░░░ lot of people on ░░░░░░░░ right conservatives on the ░░░░░░░░ who are saying yes ░░░░░░░░ we should move these ░░░░░░░░ to a museum missed ░░░░░░░░ point This is not ░░░░░░░░ the confederacy This is ░░░░░░░░ about the Civil War ░░░░░░░░ is about political power ░░░░░░░░ it s about a ░░░░░░░░ group of people on ░░░░░░░░ left trying to exert ░░░░░░░░ influence on American politics ░░░░░░░░ following in the footsteps ░░░░░░░░ Mao of the armed ░░░░░░░░ in the why March ░░░░░░░░ of the Taliban These ░░░░░░░░ tactics that are well ░░░░░░░░ You start by tearing ░░░░░░░░ statues and burning books ░░░░░░░░ eventually you go after ░░░░░░░░ Tuck tongue one of ░░░░░░░░ ironies of all of ░░░░░░░░ and been interesting to ░░░░░░░░ on the split screen ░░░░░░░░ and right fighting each ░░░░░░░░ horrifying but also instructive ░░░░░░░░ of the things I ░░░░░░░░ t like about some ░░░░░░░░ these white supremacist groups ░░░░░░░░ that race is at ░░░░░░░░ center of their world ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ live in a world ░░░░░░░░ race is at the ░░░░░░░░ of the world view ░░░░░░░░ I see the same ░░░░░░░░ the left I see ░░░░░░░░ with signs attacking white ░░░░░░░░ or it s always ░░░░░░░░ race for them as ░░░░░░░░ They seem every bit ░░░░░░░░ race obsessed and angry ░░░░░░░░ the people they are ░░░░░░░░ But nobody acknowledges that ░░░░░░░░ some reason This is ░░░░░░░░ happens with white with ░░░░░░░░ politics If you push ░░░░░░░░ politics eventually you get ░░░░░░░░ to identity politics for ░░░░░░░░ people which is a ░░░░░░░░ thing in a country ░░░░░░░░ has a huge white ░░░░░░░░ You know this is ░░░░░░░░ the left has been ░░░░░░░░ these seeds of what ░░░░░░░░ been happening for a ░░░░░░░░ time Are they surprised ░░░░░░░░ some white people are ░░░░░░░░ to say yeah let ░░░░░░░░ do identity politics and ░░░░░░░░ have white identity politics ░░░░░░░░ s all poisonous garbage ░░░░░░░░ This is the determinative ░░░░░░░░ do you think happens ░░░░░░░░ you force people to ░░░░░░░░ up by their characteristics ░░░░░░░░ race Do you think ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ up with every group ░░░░░░░░ that Of course you ░░░░░░░░ This is what identity ░░░░░░░░ looks like on left ░░░░░░░░ right Why does nobody ░░░░░░░░ that point It s ░░░░░░░░ unamerican too America is ░░░░░░░░ about ethnicity It s ░░░░░░░░ about national origin It ░░░░░░░░ about creed There is ░░░░░░░░ place in the American ░░░░░░░░ system for identity politics ░░░░░░░░ or right Plain and ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ that U Will probably ░░░░░░░░ attacked as the something ░░░░░░░░ doing so but I ░░░░░░░░ glad you did John ░░░░░░░░ you Thanks Tucker Riders ░░░░░░░░ Durham,