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PedroMartinez · 08-15-2017, 10:37 AM

Should we remove Thomas Jefferson and George Washington memorials, tributes and statues, including their images on Mount Rushmore, since each owned more than 300 slaves?

Tall Traveler · 08-15-2017, 10:47 AM

PC Liberalism has polluted too many minds...if they're not stopped, Western Civilization is going to collapse so it won't matter.

HockeyMac18 · 08-15-2017, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Tall Traveler

PC Liberalism has polluted too many minds...if they're not stopped, Western Civilization is going to collapse so it won't matter.

Give me a beak. This is not a legitimate or widespread movement.

Likening this to confederate status is ridiculous weak sauce.

Catgirl64 · 08-15-2017, 10:50 AM

phma · 08-15-2017, 10:51 AM

The Lizzy Warren Taliban Party needs to disavow that idea.

BIG CATS · 08-15-2017, 10:52 AM

No.

If you're going that route, we need to tear down Malcolm X college, because he's a known racist. Tear down the Pancho Villa statue in Tucson, he invaded and killed innocent civilians. Heck, while we're at it, we might as well tear down the Egyptian pyramids as those were built with slave labor, too!

Redraven · 08-15-2017, 10:52 AM

No. The fact that they owned slaves does not, in any way, negate their contributions to the formation of the United States!

TristramShandy · 08-15-2017, 10:53 AM

Did Breitbart or Fox say that this should be today's conservative talking point? How many threads can we have covering the same tired non-topic?

kevinm · 08-15-2017, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BIG CATS

No.

If you're going that route, we need to tear down Malcolm X college, because he's a known racist. Tear down the Pancho Villa statue in Tucson, he invaded and killed innocent civilians. Heck, while we're at it, we might as well tear down the Egyptian pyramids as those were built with slave labor, too!

We also have to abolish the city of Georgetown and rename Georgetown University since they are named after King George who LOST the Revolutionary War.

Oldhag1 · 08-15-2017, 10:54 AM

Don't forget we also need to rename all the places named after them, starting with Washington DC and Washington state.

Erasing history does not change it, all it does is shut down learning about and discussing what happened.