The events that unfolded in Charlottesville last weekend have caused some Confederate monuments to come down, and now we’ve reached the point where even Civil War battle re-enactments and surrounding events aren’t going forward:
Civil War Weekend in the City of Manassas Canceled for Aug. 25-27. Please see the message from the City below: pic.twitter.com/B6hvQTyHh1
— Manassas VA (@CityofManassas) August 18, 2017
JUST IN: Officials in Manassas are canceling an upcoming Civil War Weekend planned for later this month. https://t.co/NtIfv6WVdy
— NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) August 18, 2017
It’s come to this:
Guessing that future Civil War reenactments are going to be problematic/cancelled https://t.co/QMLC3hQTrL
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) August 18, 2017
Recreating an actual historical battle won't exacerbate the situation. Not having the weekend exacerbates the situation
— Buffalo Sparty (@Sparty_VZ) August 18, 2017
Ridiculous. The Left wins by shutting down every single thing they disagree with…we are being shut down by a bunch of cry babies. https://t.co/lmK8FiPC64
— Ryan B. Leslie (@RyanBLeslie) August 18, 2017
OK, I think this is going a tad too far. https://t.co/UgDtTyFBHi
— Bob Zuhlke (@No4StratFanatic) August 18, 2017
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