Fort Bragg to be Fort Liberty

[WillBrink]

I didn't realize Bragg was named after a Confederate General. While I "get" why the name change will be viewed as part of the woke nonsense, I fully understand how/why any black American and others would take issues with statues of such generals in state gov property, naming mil bases after them, etc. I also get why some see it as an assault on their history, I get why many think it's inappropriate and I would too as a POC who had see such things on public property. Growing up in NE as a yankee, we only had the winners of said war for statues and such so that one was not a target of controversy.

I'm all for moving them to a private park etc for those who appreciate the history of them, and of course will not support replacing them with garbage humans the far left loons want see replace them. Fort Bragg to Liberty, I'm ok with, Fort Bragg to Fort Brandon, not so much...

https://www.wral.com/fort-bragg-to-o...june/20734923/

[Hank6046]

I can just see the new PFC showing up to post " Welcome to Fort Liberty, Libo is cancelled due to a DUI incident last night"

[titsonritz]

****ING FAGS!!!!

[chuckman]

I didn't realize Bragg was named after a Confederate General. While I "get" why the name change will be viewed as part of the woke nonsense, I fully understand how/why any black American and others would take issues with statues of such generals in state gov property, naming mil bases after them, etc. I also get why some see it as an assault on their history, I get why many think it's inappropriate and I would too as a POC who had see such things on public property. Growing up in NE as a yankee, we only had the winners of said war for statues and such so that one was not a target of controversy.

I'm all for moving them to a private park etc for those who appreciate the history of them, and of course will not support replacing them with garbage humans the far left loons want see replace them. Fort Bragg to Liberty, I'm ok with, Fort Bragg to Fort Brandon, not so much...

https://www.wral.com/fort-bragg-to-o...june/20734923/

Not just a Confederate general, a bad general. He was just awful as a tactician.

Honestly, I was so mad about the renamings, now I am ambivalent. But this is just such a gay name. And with the airborne and SOF heroes that went through that base, please tell me you couldn't come up with a solid list 20 names deep in about 90 seconds.

They have already started taking the name down on a bunch of signs.

[Watrdawg]

I've lived here in Fayetteville/Ft Bragg since 69 except for my time in the Army and away at college. I can guarantee most everyone here that has been here for some time will always call it Ft. Bragg. Especially after picking a new name of Ft Liberty. I'm sure they could have come up with a Medal of Honor awardee from the 82nd of SF unit here and renamed Bragg after that person. Would have been a much much better choice!!

[sgtrock82]

...Ghey

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[WillBrink]

Not just a Confederate general, a bad general. He was just awful as a tactician.

Honestly, I was so mad about the renamings, now I am ambivalent. But this is just such a gay name. And with the airborne and SOF heroes that went through that base, please tell me you couldn't come up with a solid list 20 names deep in about 90 seconds.

They have already started taking the name down on a bunch of signs.

I don't mind the name at all, but as you point out, there's a bunch of names associated with the Rangers etc who could have been a more relevant to the base used.

[SteyrAUG]

F that.

Everyone has their history. You go back far enough, everyone in this country was a slave owner, including some "black folks."

That you had slaves during the revolutionary war but not the civil war absolves you of nothing. Take them ALL down or leave them ALL up.

If you aren't gonna take Jefferson off all our currency then it IS woke nonsense.

[SteyrAUG]

I don't mind the name at all, but as you point out, there's a bunch of names associated with the Rangers etc who could have been a more relevant to the base used.

THEY named it Bragg and only THEY should change it and only because THEY decide they want to.

[WillBrink]

THEY named it Bragg and only THEY should change it and only because THEY decide they want to.

Since when do they get a choice in such matters? Everything they do from socks worn to food eaten etc is not up for votes from them. Someone gets a hair to change the name to Fort Brandon Rainbow Cupcake that's gonna be the name on the door. I do think naming it after one of many legendary Rangers would have been a better move, but I never get tired of the word Liberty myself. Maybe it's corny to some. I dig it.