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Old 06-16-2020, 04:16 AM
 
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Though...Interesting Democrats don’t have a problem with the Statue of Communist Mass Murderer Lenin still standing in Seattle Washington.


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Boston’s mayor is in favor of taking down a local statue of President Abraham Lincoln standing before a freed black man, after a petition was launched for its removal, his office says.
https://nypost.com/2020/06/15/boston...h-freed-slave/
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Old 06-16-2020, 04:42 AM
 
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Leftists have gone completely nuts!

The entire thing is almost like a science fiction movie. First, a virus is released in America that impacts the brain and infects tens of millions of people; and second, now operating with damaged brains and prone to brainwashing, Americans fall prey to the lie that unarmed blacks are being targeted by police, and thus they start destroying statues of Lincoln, Jefferson, and Washington - along with famous abolitionists* - burning down buildings, looting stores; whites kneel down and wash the feet of blacks; and, in a final fit of rage, demand that police be abolished and set up an anarchy zone in Seattle.

* is the monument to John Brown in Harper’s Ferry still standing? Shhhhh......don’t tell the idiots about that one, or it will be gone too.
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Old 06-16-2020, 04:48 AM
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Location: Where my bills arrive
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I wouldn't call it a flattering statue but let the city decide what they want to do.
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Old 06-16-2020, 04:50 AM
 
Location: NY>FL>VA>NC>IN
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Erm, I am a history nut and lots of folks don't realize Lincoln was NOT down with black folks; he wanted to ship them all back to Africa.

But I bet those tearing down the statue don't know this, so I wonder why they're hating on him?
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Old 06-16-2020, 04:53 AM
 
Location: Maryland
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I guess Boston doesn’t like Abraham Lincoln or the freeing of the slaves.

Last edited by shiftymh; 06-16-2020 at 06:21 AM..
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Old 06-16-2020, 04:59 AM
 
Location: Japan
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Guess all images with black men kneeling below white men will have to go. Look for scenes from movies with black shoe shine boys to be edited out next.
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Old 06-16-2020, 06:00 AM
 
Location: NY
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Excerpt: Boston considers removing Abraham Lincoln statue with freed slave

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Erasing History one monument at a time...memories fade, events erased. The cyclical nature of history.
Keeping it alive ensures that the evils of the past are remembered and not repeated. Who is yearning to work a cotton field? Not me...
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Old 06-16-2020, 06:18 AM
 
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Erm, I am a history nut and lots of folks don't realize Lincoln was NOT down with black folks; he wanted to ship them all back to Africa.

But I bet those tearing down the statue don't know this, so I wonder why they're hating on him?
They just hate anything that is associated with American leadership.
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Old 06-16-2020, 06:30 AM
 
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Your post is misleading. It’s not the objection of Lincoln, it the issue with the black man kneeling and being patted on the head. It is kind of creepy and I see how it would bother some people because it’s got that dog and owner vibe to me.
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Old 06-16-2020, 06:34 AM
 
Location: NY
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Maybe some statues need to be removed. But also, maybe some bad things of the past should be kept, like Auschwitz, as a remembrance of what not to do. It should be debated.

The problem I have is that the ONLY people who have a say are those willing to venture into a Covid-spreading mob and violently tear things down. This should be done in a civilized way--with debate, discourse, and consensus. I hate mob rule!
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