Of course they had opinions. But in the south where the statues are, they didn't have rights until the 60's, and have continued to be marginalized. Before when they voiced anger about the statues in the south, nobody listened. Now, people are listening.I never heard a single black person whining about ANY statue. And for you to suggest that they had no valid opinions that were worthy of discussion until the year 2017 is insulting to every black person in AmericaBecause only recently have black people won enough influence that people listen when they say it offends them that there are statues celebrating people who fought to keep them enslaved.Not buying it. As I stated in the op, why did they "suddenly" become offensive in 2017 versus the previous CENTURY?The people in the towns and cities that want them gone.Offensive to whom exactly?
People have been listening to black people complaining for about 60 years. I never heard them say anything about taking statues down until fairly recently. You're full of shit.