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tritsofme

(17,320 posts)
9. Thankfully Joe Biden doesn't peddle in this nonsense.
Mon Jun 22, 2020, 07:40 PM
Jun 2020

George Washington was a great man, flawed like the rest of us.

The people pulling down his statues and their apologists are almost the dictionary definition of stupid, it’s like they want Trump to win.

They probably don't care FreeState Jun 2020 #1
Times change killaphill Jun 2020 #6
Well, it also means we need to get rid of the name America LeftInTX Jun 2020 #44
Oh, it will come down but not for the reasons you believe misanthrope Jun 2020 #47
At this point... 2naSalit Jun 2020 #2
Dems have tremendous momentum, 70% support on police brutality. empedocles Jun 2020 #4
Very well put. HotTeaBag Jun 2020 #40
Well, he did refuse Mme. Defarge Jun 2020 #3
Sunny HOSTIN on The View said no wooden teeth, all teeth pulled from his slaves UTUSN Jun 2020 #5
Meghan MecCain did NOT like that. But she looks pissy all the time on that show... CTyankee Jun 2020 #10
the good news is so much information is now available to anyone with an Internet connection. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2020 #32
Still Enough Time for Democrats to Blow this Election... Stallion Jun 2020 #7
apparently you do take statues down... stillcool Jun 2020 #13
I'm a History Major and Spent about 50 Years Studying American History Stallion Jun 2020 #15
I think that's the problem...American History stillcool Jun 2020 #28
Haven't you heard? misanthrope Jun 2020 #48
Woe to us all if that day should ever come. jcmaine72 Jun 2020 #61
Then you haven't looked hard enough. PTWB Jun 2020 #54
Let's not forget that the Russian's primary method of disruption is racial unrest maximusveritas Jun 2020 #21
A good litmus test there. Whatever benefits trump and the Russians - id-elogies aside, empedocles Jun 2020 #31
Sadly Repubs aren't the only ones who overreach Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #66
this is more complicated than confederate generals and politicians unblock Jun 2020 #8
I Agree The River Jun 2020 #45
Thankfully Joe Biden doesn't peddle in this nonsense. tritsofme Jun 2020 #9
It may seem to you to be stupid but pulling down statues of people considered tyrants is not a CTyankee Jun 2020 #12
Washington was a tyrant? I offer Exhibit A. tritsofme Jun 2020 #16
He was, evidently, a cruel master. To those he enslaved, he would probably be considered a tyrant. CTyankee Jun 2020 #34
None of the founders were perfect Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #69
OK, I looked up "cancel culture." CTyankee Jun 2020 #78
Posts Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #79
I know, right? Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #72
Works for me. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #11
So I guess we should knock down every statue of any American before 1863. I don't care doc03 Jun 2020 #14
I agree. It is getting ridiculous. Polly Hennessey Jun 2020 #17
I guess we have to destroy all records of any of our presidents before 1865 if it wasn't doc03 Jun 2020 #20
I'm okay with that. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #27
Not just Columbus, I said Grant and Washington also doc03 Jun 2020 #58
Why do you think Columbus deserves a statue? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #59
And did great things for our Country edhopper Jun 2020 #18
Grant also started an illegal war against the Lakota. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #29
And won the fucking Civil War edhopper Jun 2020 #37
So what's the formula? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #38
that there is a difference between edhopper Jun 2020 #39
But he also started an illegal war. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #42
Every single leader of the past were imperfect Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #67
Nah, just deed it back in its entirety. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #70
Riiiight. Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #71
Not sure what drew that response? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #73
Responded to what you said. Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #76
How do you think deeding would? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #80
Never gonna happen because most would not support that. Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #81
Would you support deeding it back to the Lakota? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #83
Yes, I'd support that Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #85
"My wish, and I've thought about this a lot, is they include more faces to represent Native people." WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #86
It disturbs me that merely suggesting a difference between hlthe2b Jun 2020 #19
... Tipperary Jun 2020 #30
Well Stated! ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #75
Grant, Washington, Jesus - whomever. jmg257 Jun 2020 #22
Shaun King has a strong desire for incitement hlthe2b Jun 2020 #23
Many people in the Bible had slaves. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #24
Stop. Just stop. Hekate Jun 2020 #25
Confederate or not? Tipperary Jun 2020 #26
Yeah, great idea 4 months before the election. GulfCoast66 Jun 2020 #33
If we act stupidly enough, then maybe we deserve it. Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #50
I am stunned that some here think this is a good thing Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #68
I take that back... Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #77
Eyes are getting way off the prize frazzled Jun 2020 #35
+1000 smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #63
Someone on a similar thread called it the American Taliban. SharonClark Jun 2020 #36
Don't care Polybius Jun 2020 #41
The difference, to me, is what the central part of their legacy is. Music Man Jun 2020 #43
K&R SharonClark Jun 2020 #87
World War II monument defaced with paint at Charlotte cemetery tinymontgomery Jun 2020 #46
When I was in college Ex Lurker Jun 2020 #53
Who exactly pulled the statue? Gothamyst Jun 2020 #49
Considering how many people on this board are defending it, Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #51
I saw few if any POC Ex Lurker Jun 2020 #52
We must have a lot of provocateurs here then hardluck Jun 2020 #55
Idiots. Sounds like right-wingers could be behind it rockfordfile Jun 2020 #56
70's style anarachists LeftInTX Jun 2020 #57
Time would be better spent getting out the vote, working on voter protections. Alex4Martinez Jun 2020 #60
That's my sticking point misanthrope Jun 2020 #84
This plays perfectly well into the right-wing narrative that liberals are anti-white ansible Jun 2020 #62
Sadly, you're right Polybius Jun 2020 #64
We need to be very careful about the precedent we're setting. SpazzTheCat Jun 2020 #65
Same Sugarcoated Jun 2020 #74
He was also a founding father and our first president. totodeinhere Jun 2020 #82
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