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Maraya1969

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11. Are we sure it wasn't a bunch of racists that pulled him down? eom

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Wed Jun 24, 2020, 06:31 AM

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Now this is just flat-out counterproductive and DUMB [View all] jcmaine72 Jun 2020 OP

That was stupid oswaldactedalone Jun 2020 #1

Not stupid if the people doing it are false-flaggers. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #44

This is their spokesperson Ex Lurker Jun 2020 #57

Well then this does look pretty damned stupid. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #58

That was interesting. Asks for dialogue but tears down anti-slavery statue and attacks dem senator. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #61

It's All 'Establishment', Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #62

Then the protests have been hijacked by revolutionaries. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #65

he was an anti-slavery activist, whoever did this is ignorant of history Celerity Jun 2020 #2

I would be willing to bet at least half of the people involved in these pull-downs know nest Tipperary Jun 2020 #5

Half is generous superpatriotman Jun 2020 #8

Mob excitement empedocles Jun 2020 #12

Not an excuse for stupid behavior superpatriotman Jun 2020 #26

Yep. Tipperary Jun 2020 #16

You are assuming that the people doing this are on "our" side. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #45

Well, I doubt people on the other side are somehow smarter. Tipperary Jun 2020 #53

Smarter? No, but oppositely motivated. Tearing down statues of good guys hurts our cause. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #55

The whole thing has tipped into mob violence and I can Blue_true Jun 2020 #30

Not only that, but they blocked the bike lane. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #3

Were the vandals arrested? Ilsa Jun 2020 #4

It's WAY more plausible it was the work of provocateurs and *NOT* BLM protesters Dennis Donovan Jun 2020 #6

Very plausible Auggie Jun 2020 #20

Agree. This statue likely targeted because he was anti-slavery. nt Hortensis Jun 2020 #24

+1 Same white supremacists who did most of the arson/violence after George Floyd's murder. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #46

This spokesperson was issuing demands this morning Ex Lurker Jun 2020 #56

No, That Is The Real Deal, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #63

I think the whole statue thing has become a distraction from the main issue... Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2020 #7

+1000000000000!! 2naSalit Jun 2020 #10

This. Tipperary Jun 2020 #17

Statutes not statues. Yes! RVN VET71 Jun 2020 #23

Yep morphed from Floyd to Defund to Statues live love laugh Jun 2020 #28

I'm thinking there are other factions that are trying to make BLM protesters look bad. BComplex Jun 2020 #9

Are we sure it wasn't a bunch of racists that pulled him down? eom Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #11

Only takes a few with the ropes empedocles Jun 2020 #13

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2020 #27

Dunno. If they're not, they certainly have one thing in common with racists. jcmaine72 Jun 2020 #40

If they were going to pull down a symbol of historic racism why not the GOP state headquarters? Ford_Prefect Jun 2020 #14

Bazinga! Wawannabe Jun 2020 #18

Great, mobs of outraged people destroying a political party's infrastructure. Calista241 Jun 2020 #49

It seems to me that the GOP has gotten a free ride up to now. Ford_Prefect Jun 2020 #54

All it takes is a Biden win, and then 90% of Dem voters will settle into the whole Calista241 Jun 2020 #64

I used to live in Orange Co, NC. In 2016 someone burned the county GOP election headquarters. Ford_Prefect Jun 2020 #67

I am hoping it was provocateurs and they are caught. marie999 Jun 2020 #15

One protestor said later that they understood the role Heg played, but were protesting the fact WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #19

The good part? maxsolomon Jun 2020 #59

Also, it's only counterproductive if you let it be. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #21

People need to stop tearing down statues, period. Lonestarblue Jun 2020 #22

Yes. And governments are voluntarily removing confederate statues. Blue_true Jun 2020 #32

Most people are not only misinformed, they are uninformed. jaxexpat Jun 2020 #25

It's a blip that doesn't deserve much attention. StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #29

You are falling into the trap that Trump want us to step in. Blue_true Jun 2020 #33

LOL StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #35

Nothing we can do about it JonLP24 Jun 2020 #37

Stress is no excuse for losing decorum. Blue_true Jun 2020 #38

I'm more focused on Trump's incompetence JonLP24 Jun 2020 #51

The optics of this sucks jcmaine72 Jun 2020 #41

You know what optics don't suck? Hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters across the country StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #47

It can't be ignored Polybius Jun 2020 #60

There's a difference between ignoring it and making a huge deal of it StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #66

Outside of the protests, etc.... llmart Jun 2020 #31

The way to solve the problem is to accurately rewrite history Blue_true Jun 2020 #34

I agree with your last sentence. llmart Jun 2020 #42

I see your point. Then we accurately edit history and Blue_true Jun 2020 #50

And while we're at it... llmart Jun 2020 #52

I am ok with all of that. nt Blue_true Jun 2020 #68

I lived in Madison for 36 years and what friends are telling me mokawanis Jun 2020 #36

Before concluding - cilla4progress Jun 2020 #39

It's important to distract us with "concern" StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #48

Mob Mentality. jalan48 Jun 2020 #43