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NotHardly

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2. There are options as the purpose of the Vandals...

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 01:36 AM

Jun 2015

They could be making the statement as support for "Black live matter" or they could be persons who intend through their vandalism to heat the issue further and they could be persons pretending to believe the statement but lay blame in a different direction as to the identity of who is doing it ... place to place, lots of options.

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Vandals Target Confederate Monuments In Half-Dozen States [View all] Purveyor Jun 2015 OP

this doesn't help though I understand completely the sentiment. You should google the roguevalley Jun 2015 #1

Clemson University and Winthrop both have halls in this guy's name d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #21

There are options as the purpose of the Vandals... NotHardly Jun 2015 #2

Good! delrem Jun 2015 #3

statues can be fixed, or not. Nine dead can not be resurrected. Nobel_Twaddle_III Jun 2015 #4

Exactly Jamastiene Jun 2015 #31

Could it be a case of JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #5

Kids coordinated a mutil-state attack? Do there parents know where they are? Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #30

I don't really have it in me to condemn this form of vandalism. n/t Little Tich Jun 2015 #6

I don't condone the vandalism bluestateguy Jun 2015 #7

Paint? Next time use thermite or a sawzall. mwrguy Jun 2015 #8

Have they lynched anyone? The Jungle 1 Jun 2015 #9

+1 Euphoria Jun 2015 #26

Sounds like a good start OakCliffDem Jun 2015 #10

Tear down ALL war monuments - Buenaventura Jun 2015 #11

If you're talking about the wall for the dead from Viet Nam, you're out of line. marble falls Jun 2015 #13

why the wall in Washington, if you don't mind me asking. heaven05 Jun 2015 #23

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial does is not a monument to war, Maedhros Jun 2015 #28

Can't say I unconditionally support it, I sure as hell do not condemn it. Maybe its not.... marble falls Jun 2015 #12

"Vandals." Um, no....nt msanthrope Jun 2015 #14

if they had been from rich white neighborhoods doing this to union graves restorefreedom Jun 2015 #16

They are called vandals -- and worse -- every time they damage or destroy a monument. . . Journeyman Jun 2015 #18

ok so they are all vandals fair enough restorefreedom Jun 2015 #25

good for them. i hope it doesnt get cleaned off. mopinko Jun 2015 #15

Suits me. I believe in constructive vandalism. (nt) Paladin Jun 2015 #17

Pull 'em down. truthisfreedom Jun 2015 #19

The vandals are scumbags and so are the people supporting them. Leontius Jun 2015 #20

You've been...obvious for the last week or so. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #29

while it won't change heaven05 Jun 2015 #22

Remove all those damn traitors statues in the Halls of Congress packman Jun 2015 #24

Here in Lexington, KY get the red out Jun 2015 #27