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Old 06-12-2020, 06:25 PM
 
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Just wondering if Pittsburgh has a statue of Christopher Columbus or any other statues of racists from the past? I believe there’s a Columbus Street on the North Side, but overall it seems our city is mostly devoid of statues or buildings honoring horrible human beings, unless you consider all of the things named after Carnegie and Frick. Good businessmen, horrible human beings. Columbus wasn’t even a good explorer, he found America by accident

 
Old 06-12-2020, 06:26 PM
 
Location: Downtown Cranberry Twp.
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Lol

Was Columbus the only explorer that wasn’t good and found an area by accident, or just the one you consider racist?

It’s interesting how those that didn’t even live in that period of time have such hurt feelings that they want statues taken down. Better take Columbus and most others in that period of time out of the history books and only teach things that don’t hurt feelings.
 
Old 06-12-2020, 06:32 PM
 
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there is the beloved statue of Chris Columbus in Schenley Park. I think it should be defaced, damaged, and dragged into Panther Hollow ASAP, because, well, that will definitely help people who feel oppressed, and will immediately make life better for everyone, as if there are happy drugs in the water supply.
 
Old 06-12-2020, 06:35 PM
 
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Just wondering if Pittsburgh has a statue of Christopher Columbus or any other statues of racists from the past? I believe there’s a Columbus Street on the North Side, but overall it seems our city is mostly devoid of statues or buildings honoring horrible human beings, unless you consider all of the things named after Carnegie and Frick. Good businessmen, horrible human beings. Columbus wasn’t even a good explorer, he found America by accident
Yet another ignorant, useless regurgitation of non- facts by the intellectually lazy , oh so woke crowd.
Of course, just about everything about the past & everyone who lived in it was RAAYYCiSSTTTT!
 
Old 06-12-2020, 06:35 PM
 
Location: Downtown Cranberry Twp.
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there is the beloved statue of Chris Columbus in Schenley Park. I think it should be defaced, damaged, and dragged into Panther Hollow ASAP, because, well, that will definitely help people who feel oppressed, and will immediately make life better for everyone, as if there are happy drugs in the water supply.
But then there will be less to complain about.
 
Old 06-12-2020, 06:38 PM
 
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Yet another ignorant, useless regurgitation of non- facts by the intellectually lazy , oh so woke crowd.
Of course, just about everything about the past & everyone who lived in it was RAAYYCiSSTTTT!
Better just quit teaching history so it makes everyone feel better and the “privileged” won’t be seen as demons.
 
Old 06-12-2020, 06:41 PM
 
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there is the beloved statue of Chris Columbus in Schenley Park. I think it should be defaced, damaged, and dragged into Panther Hollow ASAP, because, well, that will definitely help people who feel oppressed, and will immediately make life better for everyone, as if there are happy drugs in the water supply.
Just the information I was looking for.

Dang they beat me to it lol

https://www.post-gazette.com/local/c...s/202006120120
 
Old 06-12-2020, 06:41 PM
 
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But then there will be less to complain about.
exactly - they have no idea what they (the protesting left) will lose.

i am not saying i was ever against any of these, but look at how compassionate and loving our society actually is:

gay rights? granted

more black police? granted

more black news anchors (an actual complaint, years ago)? granted - now they are over-represented as a % of the pgh population

more roles for black people in major films? yep, granted.

better economic quality of life for black americans? granted, but mostly from their own determination - statistics show the black middle class as healthy, numerous, and the largest its ever been.


we have moved so FAR in a positive direction in 30 years, and no one sees it.

the protestor, angry faction of the left LOVES discord. it validates their existence.
 
Old 06-12-2020, 06:46 PM
 
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exactly - they have no idea what they (the protesting left) will lose.

i am not saying i was ever against any of these, but look at how compassionate and loving our society actually is:

gay rights? granted

more black police? granted

more black news anchors (an actual complaint, years ago)? granted - now they are over-represented as a % of the pgh population

more roles for black people in major films? yep, granted.

better economic quality of life for black americans? granted, but mostly from their own determination - statistics show the black middle class as healthy, numerous, and the largest its ever been.


we have moved so FAR in a positive direction in 30 years, and no one sees it.

the protestor, angry faction of the left LOVES discord. it validates their existence.
Bingo

I saw a skit where Chris Rock said, “use common sense, and don’t break the law”. Just imagine if those 2 things were followed...but unfortunately there will always be criminals.
 
Old 06-12-2020, 06:48 PM
 
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Black news anchors are great and all.

When can we get no kneeling on black man’s neck until he dies by white cop?
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