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jimfields33

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29. Robert Byrd is always mentioned by the righties.

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 10:50 PM

Jun 2020

I can see all his names changed in West Virginia eventually if we go down the road of changing every name of a person who has a negative part of history.

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CNN's Angela Rye: Washington, Jefferson Statues "Need To Come Down" [View all] Polybius Jun 2020 OP

I'm not going to lose any sleep if they do JonLP24 Jun 2020 #1

Washington? Let's not go crazy. I liked the idea of winning the next election. dem4decades Jun 2020 #2

, empedocles Jun 2020 #5

And this won't help! Grins Jun 2020 #32

First let's take down the ones to folk who fought against the union Maeve Jun 2020 #3

What you said Hekate Jun 2020 #23

I disagree with her moose65 Jun 2020 #4

Also the conderates had some treason involved empedocles Jun 2020 #6

Well to be accurate Washington and Jefferson were also traitors exboyfil Jun 2020 #13

We could make some distinctions empedocles Jun 2020 #16

So let England take down all statues of Washington and Jefferson n/t DFW Jun 2020 #49

+1 CountAllVotes Jun 2020 #8

I agree with you.. nt Raine Jun 2020 #10

This, leave them alone. Amishman Jun 2020 #60

eh, I'm Black but yeah no qazplm135 Jun 2020 #7

When Dems get on a roll, historically, the 'shoot self in foot' folk pop up empedocles Jun 2020 #19

Angela Rye is a sound member of that club. Blue_true Jun 2020 #37

FDR, LBJ, MLK - all had 'more important battles to fight' empedocles Jun 2020 #42

I am not good at understanding cryptic posts. Do you mind spelling out your point? nt Blue_true Jun 2020 #57

Washington is literally "The father of our country" npk Jun 2020 #9

Fox News bait to the cultist mob exboyfil Jun 2020 #12

Yep. Fox "News" will make it sound like it's part of the Democratic platform Yeehah Jun 2020 #28

Next we can go after FDR PatSeg Jun 2020 #27

Robert Byrd is always mentioned by the righties. jimfields33 Jun 2020 #29

At this rate, PatSeg Jun 2020 #51

No exaggeration at all. It does seem to be going that direction. jimfields33 Jun 2020 #54

Its not even the treason that gets me Sgent Jun 2020 #45

Yes PatSeg Jun 2020 #50

The big thing about the Confederate hero statues is that they exboyfil Jun 2020 #11

That's true, some were not without their actual contributions. Beartracks Jun 2020 #17

Disagree. Confederate statues should be coming down not because they "weren't perfect"... Beartracks Jun 2020 #14

Oh boy. cwydro Jun 2020 #15

Let Dump steal the election and some of the former United States will have new founders. roamer65 Jun 2020 #18

Oh brother. GulfCoast66 Jun 2020 #20

Foolishness and playing to the extreme wings melm00se Jun 2020 #21

No, Angela. Just no. Goodheart Jun 2020 #22

Well, I guess the next step would be... Lock him up. Jun 2020 #24

Bloody-Minded Stupidity, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #25

Spot-on, Sir. flying rabbit Jun 2020 #30

Exactly what happened with Occupy Wall Street Sgent Jun 2020 #46

Exactly. Well said Sir. Owl Jun 2020 #52

Jefferson and Washington stay. Focus on Andrew Jackson for continued oasis Jun 2020 #26

I wouldn't do that zak247 Jun 2020 #31

I've never heard of Angela Rye. SharonClark Jun 2020 #33

I don't know who she is either RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #41

Totally disagree that any founding fathers monuments should come down. Still Sensible Jun 2020 #34

Well, that's fucking stupid. dalton99a Jun 2020 #35

Honestly, her logic is pretty hot-headed. Blue_true Jun 2020 #36

It's not like they didn't know what was right, though- all men being created equal.... coti Jun 2020 #38

Unfortunately, during that period, Black people were fairly Blue_true Jun 2020 #55

. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #47

My reading of history lead me to conclude that the view that Blacks were Blue_true Jun 2020 #56

Did you just stumble upon this old article from 2017? Kaleva Jun 2020 #39

weren't heralded as slave owners but heroes in the creation of the American republic zak247 Jun 2020 #40

George Mason and the Bill of Rights empedocles Jun 2020 #43

No rockfordfile Jun 2020 #44

Troll bait. denbot Jun 2020 #48

Are we really trying to lose the next election? jalan48 Jun 2020 #53

Some think their particular 'principle' is more important than vote insurance. empedocles Jun 2020 #59

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