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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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