/dev/null Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Then they came for Philadelphia’s Frank Rizzo statue The post-Charlottesville statue destruction frenzy is about power, but it may backfire in the voting booth. Charlottesville is being exploited to justify some of the worst aspects of the leftist culture war. Internet censorship by left-leaning internet oligopolies based on demonization of political opposition as “hate” and “extremist” groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center is one aspect. But the culture war has moved with rapid speed to statues and monuments and names, and it’s not stopping at the confederacy. Protesters are taking matters into their own hands and defacing or destroying statues, like this memorial to Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, the oldest such monument in the U.S.: (more…) Next up in Philadelphia, the Rocky statue, for depicting assaults upon persons of color by a white man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Next up in Philadelphia, the Rocky statue, for depicting assaults upon persons of color by a white man Wouldn't that be the Ivan drago statue ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Wouldn't that be the Ivan drago statue ? "They must break him" sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Wouldn't that be the Ivan drago statue ? I heard Trump already took that with him to the White House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) SalonVerified account @Salon 22h22 hours It is time to examine the words and the origins of our national anthem, another neo-Confederate symbol http://www.salon.com/2017/08/27/it-is-time-to-examine-the-words-and-the-origins-of-our-national-anthem-another-neo-confederate-symbol_partner/ Gee, I have been told that the "slippery slope" argument was dumb. . Edited August 29, 2017 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Gee, I have been told that the "slippery slope" argument was dumb. "oh say can you see" is racist?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 i thought it was Jose can you see. But Feliciano cannot. And he desecrated the Anthem during the 1968 World Series, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) "oh say can you see" is racist?! No, but glorifying the rockets' "red glare", whilst ignoring the 'black glare', all while referring to a battle between white armies is racist. Or something. You racist because reasons! I think there's a third verse to the poem that has some retroactively offensive reference as well. Edited August 29, 2017 by Koko78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 "oh say can you see" is racist?! Because feelings are more important than objective observations. Eyesight is a tool of oppression for white supremacists. [/Critical Race Theory] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Because feelings are more important than objective observations. Eyesight is a tool of oppression for white supremacists. [/Critical Race Theory] Why not? That makes as much sense as anything else I've heard lately on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 "oh say can you see" is racist?! Some people think is it "Jose can you see"? which is definitely racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Some people think is it "Jose can you see"? which is definitely racist. And I never knew what a "dawnser" was, and why it gives off a "lee light." But I guess that must be offensive to somebody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) And I never knew what a "dawnser" was, and why it gives off a "lee light." But I guess that must be offensive to somebody. You'd have to wake up at the crack of Dawn to figure some of that stuff out. But doing that might cause marital problems. Also, the love of my life was named Lee but she was born after this song was written but now I'm going to be thinking about her. Edited August 29, 2017 by 4merper4mer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 And I never knew what a "dawnser" was, and why it gives off a "lee light." But I guess that must be offensive to somebody. I read Ramona the Pest in grade 3 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 I read Ramona the Pest in grade 3 as well. Judy Blume, Superfudge, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/08/31/confederate_monuments_the_problem_with_politically_correct_history_134886.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/08/31/confederate_monuments_the_problem_with_politically_correct_history_134886.html Wait a minute. Are you trying to say that people are complex beings and that a singular image of a person, any person, is inevitably flawed? Because if that is what you're saying get ready for an antifa beatdown you fascist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Aside from being the anniversary to the end of WW2, today is also the day Atlanta surrendered to General Sherman. "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won," was the message he sent to Lincoln and the North erupted in celebrations. After four long years of war, the end was in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 The hand of the Christopher Columbus statue in Central Park has been painted red. And, on its plinth, there is, spray-painted, "Hate will not be tolerated/#somethingscoming." I 'feel' more enlightened after reading this.....................don't you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 The hand of the Christopher Columbus statue in Central Park has been painted red. And, on its plinth, there is, spray-painted, "Hate will not be tolerated/#somethingscoming." I 'feel' more enlightened after reading this.....................don't you ? Who did Christopher Columbus hate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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