DWalt
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I just saw a news item stating that the Kit Carson statue in Denver was removed by the city yesterday. I guess frontiersmen are too controversial and offensive.
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I just read that they want to rename the John Wayne airport in Orange County, Kali. because of some “racist and homophobic remarks” he made in a Playboy interview in 1971! Unbelievable!
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DWalt
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By the way, there is a 9 foot tall statue of John Wayne at the airport. Wonder if it will last through the weekend? I think the Texas Ranger "One Riot, One Ranger" statue at the Dallas Love Field airport is also marked for destruction. And the Christopher Columbus statue in a San Antonio city park is the scene of a large protest this afternoon.
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Art Doc
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The last time I commented on a thread like this I got a double infraction. Moving on with mouth shut.
mckenney99
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I just opened a kitchen cabinet and what did I see, a box of Saltine "Crackers" not crisps but "Crackers". I was taken aback, offended and I had to sit down in angst. I need to know who to contact to let know I am offended and need to know who to contact to have the offensive term removed from the English language.
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This "Madness" is going to continue until some "Butt Kicking" is administered to these "Spoiled Children".
How are these "Protesters" holding down jobs when they are out "Protesting"?
How are these "Protesters" holding down jobs when they are out "Protesting"?
DeathGrip
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Grandma and Mommy holding down the job of collecting for being useless as well.
multi-generations of the well fare system, everyone's a victim. We've taught the lazy and shiftless well.
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They’re not. We’re paying them $600/week in unemployment stimulus to not work.
I am growing extremely weary of the symbolic revisionist actions these days. Symbols. Perhaps they bring back bad memories. But forgetting the sins of the past isn't good either. Revisionism. The Holocaust was horrific, and that's an understatement. There are groups that want to pretend it never happened. All it takes is to meet someone with a tattooed serial number on their arm. Chills.
We cannot forget. The Holocaust, slavery, lynchings, discrimination. There's a huge list of sins committed by one against another. No matter how painful it is, we cannot forget. We must learn from past sins and never repeat them. Tearing down statues is just hiding from the realities and horror of the past.
We cannot forget. The Holocaust, slavery, lynchings, discrimination. There's a huge list of sins committed by one against another. No matter how painful it is, we cannot forget. We must learn from past sins and never repeat them. Tearing down statues is just hiding from the realities and horror of the past.
America has hit a road with no U-turn.
Apparently there is a move afoot to rename The Masters golf tournament because, you know. This isn't going to stop because there are no adults in the room anymore. Just when the COVID isolation had me rethinking my plan to live as a hermit in a bunker in Wyoming, here we are.
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DWalt
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I was never much of a fan of Woodrow Wilson, but this is another example of extremism taken to extremes.
Princeton to remove Woodrow Wilson's name from policy school - BBC News
The revolution seems to be feeding upon itself, and is becoming very reminiscent of the French Reign of Terror, but without the Guillotine.
Princeton to remove Woodrow Wilson's name from policy school - BBC News
The revolution seems to be feeding upon itself, and is becoming very reminiscent of the French Reign of Terror, but without the Guillotine.
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The Statue....
The Statue of Liberty is on the block. Some people say she's a fictional character.
The Statue of Liberty is on the block. Some people say she's a fictional character.
Give it time.
Qmark
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I don’t know why but while grocery shopping I bought Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup. I didn’t need either as I have plenty of both in other brands. Hopefully a spike in sales of Aunt Jemima products will have the corporate heads reconsidering their idiotic decision to change the name. The real Aunt Jemima was a self made millionaire and should honored for her achievement as the first black woman to have done so.
French cosmetic firms already announced the removal of descriptors such as "whitening" or any " white" adjective from their products.
riverrat38
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We are seeing what happens when children are allowed to remain in the "terrible twos" for about three Decades!!
They still express themselves by throwing a tantrum.
Best,
Rick
They still express themselves by throwing a tantrum.
Best,
Rick
