Backlash Blues.

We've been here before.

Nick Vaughn: "A Historian’s Perspective on Confederate Statues."

And here.

Statue removal? Yes, the Civil War was about slavery -- and I'm just fine with tracing it all the way back to the Founders. Now, let's all go read a book.

Architectural critic Kate Wagner goes a step further. First, always read the fine print.

Kate Wagner is an architectural critic. In 2016, she founded McMansionHell, a blog that roasts the world’s ugliest houses. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic and The Baffler.

Now, the doomed statuary.

The Secret History of America’s Worthless Confederate Monuments, by Kate Wagner (The New Republic)

They’re cheap, mass produced, and celebrate the Jim Crow South. So why do conservatives persist in calling them art?

What these statues represent of “our heritage and our history” has been hotly debated over the past few months, as NASCAR and even the state of Mississippi disavowed Confederate iconography. But the aesthetic resistance to their removal was summed up in Trump’s June remarks: that the statues are beautiful works of art that if destroyed would set historical preservation back years. As it happens, the true history of these monuments tells a different story: Far from “magnificent” artistic masterpieces, Trump’s vaunted statues are the Campbell’s Soup Cans of Confederate hagiography—cheap, mass-produced knockoffs designed to capture not just racism, but all its associated consumer revenue. For all the talk of their unparalleled artistry, they were about as easy to produce as the average fire hydrant.

It's likely we're shooting fish in a barrel.

(Thanks to Wampla for the comment)

Earlier today, we considered the advent of Think Local Southern Indiana: I get no kick from champagne ...

At Facebook, in a major victory for non-deleted dialogue, I politely asked two questions and actually received two answers. Italics are mine.

Roger: Hi. Can you tell us whether this is a grassroots movement, and if not, reveal who or what is sponsoring this organization? Thanks!

Think Local Southern Indiana: Roger, this group is made up of representatives from several networking organizations in the Southern IN area, as well as local business owners.

Roger: Thank you. Is this the same concept being discussed by One Southern Indiana a while back? Can you provide the list of participating organizations? Thank you.

Think Local Southern Indiana: Yes, I believe it is likely the concept discussed by One Southern Indiana and they do have representatives on the committee. I have been participating for a few months b/c I lead the group Connect Clarksville. Other organizations involved... are Grow Jeffersonville, Develop NA, UPS Store, NuYale Cleaners, Insight Media etc. I know I am leaving some out....we will be posting a website soon which should also have info & businesses involved. ***IF you are involved and see this post, I didn't intentionally leave you out! Please feel free to add your name!!

Regular reader Wampla subsequently provided us with the fruits of cursory Internet research, which show just how "likely" the connection to One Southern Indiana really is.

About Us: THINKLOCALSOUTHERNINDIANA.COM

Registrant:
one southern indiana
4100 Charlestown
New albany, IN 47150
US

Domain Name: THINKLOCALSOUTHERNINDIANA.COM

Administrative Contact , Technical Contact :
one southern indiana
dawnb@1si.org
4100 Charlestown
New albany, IN 47150
US
Phone: 812-945-0266

Record expires on 20-Apr-2013
Record created on 20-Apr-2011
Database last updated on 20-Apr-2011

Wow. That's very likely, isn't it?