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On October 29, the Russian government-owned agency RT (formerly Russia Today) published an op-ed on the removal of monuments associated with slavery and racism in the United States.The RT contributor, Brendan Heard, focused his piece on a proposal that the African American Heritage Center in Virginia submitted to the Charlottesville, Virginia, city council. The center suggested that a bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee be melted down and used to create a piece of art.Heard equated the running controversy over statues of Confederate figures in the U.S. with the wanton destruction that Islamic State terrorists caused in Syria.Melting statues to create modern art is a sign America hates its own history & no different from ISIS destroying Palmyra
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