E33 - Fort Obama and the Woke Culture's Renaming Efforts

Monuments are often built to commemorate moments in history. Removing them means forgetting the parts of our history we don’t like. George Floyd's death nearly two years ago, however, sparked critical conversations about systemic racism in the county. It also sparked a movement for the removal, renaming, and relocation of monuments and other symbols of the Confederacy.

Many people argue that Confederate monuments are important symbols of Southern heritage and a significant part of American history. Others view them as symbols of racism and white supremacy. The debate over Confederate monuments has raised some important questions about the role of public memorials in our society. Do they represent our shared history or do they represent our divisions?

In this episode, Jim and Dan discuss a topic suggested by a listener, which is the renaming of military installations that honor confederates. They will talk about how the left is erasing history, taking down statues, and changing military installations' names.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

00:27 - Why the removal of confederate monuments remains a controversial issue

07:04 - How George Floyd's death has led to Confederate monuments being torn down

08:46 - What the Naming Commission is all about

17:27 - Renaming recommendations for Army installations and reasons for their selection

• 19:38 - Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia to Fort Walker 
• 22:38 - Fort Polk in Louisiana to Fort Johnson
• 25:21 - Fort Bragg in North Carolina to Fort Liberty
• 30:32 - Fort Benning in Georgia to Fort Moore
• 33:42 - Fort Gordon in Georgia to Fort Eisenhower
• 35:01 - Fort Hood in Texas to Fort Cavazos
• 36:27 - Fort Lee in Virginia to Fort Gregg-Adams
• 41:03 - Fort Pickett in Virginia to Fort Barfoot
• 43:52 - Fort Rucker in Alabama to Fort Novosel

48:28 - Collateral damages caused by the George Floyd riots

50:12 - Why erasing the history does more harm than good

Favorite Quotes

02:17 - "You can support the Confederate Army for being what they are without supporting their values, racism, and slavery." - Jim Larkin

32:42 - "I appreciate everybody who makes it up to about the rank of Colonel. After Colonel, it's all politics." - Jim Larkin

50:12 - "If you erase history, we are definitely doomed to repeat it. Just teach these kids there was a half of the country supported keeping all of your black friends in chains, so it's good that we defeated them. But that's not what they're gonna do. Instead, they're gonna erase it so that we forget about it." - Jim Larkin

51:48 - "This woke sh*t that we're doing and the way that we are treating anybody who's not black or Hispanic or gay or trans is gonna be seen as very wrong. Yeah. You know, when you look at affirmative action, there's no way that's right. I mean, I get why it started. We don't need it now. We don't." - Jim Larkin and Dan Wilkinson Jr.

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