Latest Breaking News

appalachiablue

(44,059 posts)

31. Indeed; the sculpture is down now, SEE post #30

Reply to paleotn (Reply #20)

Fri Jun 12, 2020, 10:59 AM

Jun 2020

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

49 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Cuomo Says New York City's Columbus Statue Should Stay [View all] alp227 Jun 2020 OP

honestly, it's getting absurd with this obsession over statues AlexSFCA Jun 2020 #1

Good luck with that, we're in the midst of a cultural revolution right now ansible Jun 2020 #3

I knew we would see the genocide defenders come out in droves to support Columbus. Cobalt Violet Jun 2020 #14

It's always "absurd" when it comes to acknowledging America's GENOCIDAL roots vs. Indigenous people. Cobalt Violet Jun 2020 #9

agree. I also agree with Gov Cuomo Columbus' statue should stay. Take what we can - onetexan Jun 2020 #12

Fuck that! You're either for Genocide and Racism or against it! Cobalt Violet Jun 2020 #13

you're entitled to your OPINION but your reaction is way overboard. Don't bother responding as i'll onetexan Jun 2020 #26

I'll respond when I want, not when I'm told I can. You aren't the only DUer. Cobalt Violet Jun 2020 #37

SHEEESHHHH onetexan Jun 2020 #43

Sure his statue should stay, Miguelito Loveless Jun 2020 #21

Tell me one fact about Columbus worth celebrating amuse bouche Jun 2020 #16

It is because tearing down statues is easy Steelrolled Jun 2020 #28

it makes mockery of anti police brutality movement AlexSFCA Jun 2020 #46

Confederate (war) statues vs. Columbus seems a little much. patricia92243 Jun 2020 #2

oh really?? Please explain. Cobalt Violet Jun 2020 #10

+1 K&R onetexan Jun 2020 #27

Offensive Western statues like this one in California appalachiablue Jun 2020 #4

Wow. Never seen that. Yuck. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #6

The foul sculpture 'Early Days' was fortunately taken down appalachiablue Jun 2020 #30

Save their souls.....then kill them... paleotn Jun 2020 #20

Indeed; the sculpture is down now, SEE post #30 appalachiablue Jun 2020 #31

Wow, that evil cleric is trying to cast Conversion Miguelito Loveless Jun 2020 #22

Now removed, see Post #30 appalachiablue Jun 2020 #32

Yay!! Miguelito Loveless Jun 2020 #45

We can certainly stand a little rethinking of who we glorify with statues. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #5

Agreed Sherman A1 Jun 2020 #17

Columbus "discovered" a land that had been settled for millennia... ExciteBike66 Jun 2020 #7

The Sopranos explained it well ansible Jun 2020 #8

They are ignorant racists is why they are so gung-ho. Cobalt Violet Jun 2020 #11

We were fed a lot of garbage as kids in school. Columbus was pretty awful amuse bouche Jun 2020 #15

Wonder why that statue of Andrew Jackson is still there in New Orleans packman Jun 2020 #18

His 1814 battle against Britain Miguelito Loveless Jun 2020 #23

He a was a President, a war hero, and almost single-handedly founded the Democratic Party Polybius Jun 2020 #34

It doesn't matter. former9thward Jun 2020 #47

There's a Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei paleotn Jun 2020 #19

I'm part Sicilian and I completely agree.nt Javaman Jun 2020 #35

+1 stillcool Jun 2020 #44

Maybe we need a statue of St Brendan, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2020 #49

Thank you for posting that scene from the Sopranos... tenderfoot Jun 2020 #24

Fine, then the people will take it down themselves. warrior1 Jun 2020 #25

No, they won't. former9thward Jun 2020 #48

I think "discovering" America is of greater value than leading an army of secession RussBLib Jun 2020 #29

The Norse beat him here by about 500 years. marie999 Jun 2020 #33

so I hear RussBLib Jun 2020 #36

They also didn't try to enslave the natives DBoon Jun 2020 #42

Why not honor a pimple? Cobalt Violet Jun 2020 #38

Nope. paleotn Jun 2020 #39

that's the name my brain could not pull up RussBLib Jun 2020 #40

Surely there must be a better representative of Italian heritage? DBoon Jun 2020 #41