Akiva's Blog

Satire is always a great way to deal with prevalent views on political issues, and to change people's minds by showing just how preposterous their views are.  This is certainly the case in a piece by Bob Vulfov, titled,  As Your Doctor, I am Protesting the Removal of Your Tumor Because I don't Want to Erase Your Medical History,  in which Vulfov compares President Trump's reaction to the removal of Confederate statues to a doctor telling a patient that he is against removing the patient's tumor because doing so would erase an important part of their medical history. The President tweeted, "Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments." Vulfov compares the Confederate monuments to a tumor, and President Trump to a doctor. Just as the tumor is harmful to the body and will lead to cancer, the Confederate monuments are harmful to the country as they represent hate and will empowe...

          We find ourselves in the midst of a long debate that has divided our country as to what should be done with the many monuments of Confederate soldiers that are scattered throughout the South. Recently, the debate has become a more severe issue which has sparked protest and violence around the country, as some state and city officials have begun to remove these statues. What has prompted many governors and mayors to take this action was the 2015 Charleston Church shooting perpetrated by a white supremacist, and even more recently, the violent rally of hate in Charllotesville, Virginia just last week. Those in favor of removing the statues argue that these statues honor men who fought for slavery and represent a movement that believes in the oppression of African-Americans. Statues like these simply empower the racists of today who revere the confederate soldiers, and thus regardless of how mayors want the statues to be viewed, they must be removed. On t...