Statue Removal Megathread: Is History In Danger or What?

[MERIZoC]

We should erect regular Napoleon B. statues instead—he was a stand up guy.

[Thermodolia]

TBF, that's what they were gonna do with the Confederate stautes, then it got all out of hand.

Then I've got no issue with those either. I'm just not in favor of altering history, is all. Otherwise, I completely agree with the sentiments of taking statues down.

Eh statues of confederate leadership should be destroyed or melted down.

[Valgora]

We should erect regular Napoleon B. statues instead—he was a stand up guy.

Can it be a statue of his army freezing to death in Russia?

[Internationalist Bastard]

Time for more abstract statues maybe?

Someone would pitch a fit about how it's a waste of money and isn't art.

I'm sure but I've never been comfortable with some of the ways we portray the past. Never felt like a country about democracy should have the kind of worship we have for certain people

[Telconi]

I would have kept Jackson rather than have Sanger on there.

I'd say MLK would have been the best.

MLK and Rosa Parks would have been good. Maybe we don't need to just have one person.

I like bank note designs that show an event on the reverse.

Like for a civil rights themed bank note.

Maybe something like a portrait of MLK on the obverse, with an etching of the Little Rock Nine going into the school under guard on the reverse.

[Valgora]

MLK and Rosa Parks would have been good. Maybe we don't need to just have one person.

I like bank note designs that show an event on the reverse.

Like for a civil rights themed bank note.

Maybe something like a portrait of MLK on the obverse, with an etching of the Little Rock Nine going into the school under guard on the reverse.

That sounds pretty cool.
I'd support this.

[Internationalist Bastard]

MLK and Rosa Parks would have been good. Maybe we don't need to just have one person.

I like bank note designs that show an event on the reverse.

Like for a civil rights themed bank note.

Maybe something like a portrait of MLK on the obverse, with an etching of the Little Rock Nine going into the school under guard on the reverse.

Again, maybe just not put people on money

[Thermodolia]

MLK and Rosa Parks would have been good. Maybe we don't need to just have one person.

I like bank note designs that show an event on the reverse.

Like for a civil rights themed bank note.

Maybe something like a portrait of MLK on the obverse, with an etching of the Little Rock Nine going into the school under guard on the reverse.

I approve.

[The Parkus Empire]

-shrug- Statues of racists get wrekt. I don't see why his being a Confederate officer is relevant. He was a racist.

So long as they aren't trying to sanitize history, I see no reason not to take it down.

Someone being a racist asshole isn't enough of a reason to take down a statue. If that's the case then all statues of Washington, and Thomas Jefferson should come down.

I wouldn't mind TJ's coming down. I doubt Washington would either.

[Trumptonium]

How about celebrating a few more important figures in US history than a bus seat occupant?

I swear America's race problems are self-afflicted today.

Neither of the Roosevelts or Reagan have anything going for them.

[Valgora]

Someone being a racist asshole isn't enough of a reason to take down a statue. If that's the case then all statues of Washington, and Thomas Jefferson should come down.

I wouldn't mind TJ's coming down. I doubt Washington would either.

George Washington: "Now, now Thomas and Alex. Don't go starting any parties."
Thomas and Alexander: *look at each other and snicker*

[Internationalist Bastard]

How about celebrating a few more important figures in US history than a bus seat occupant?

I swear America's race problems are self-afflicted today.

Neither of the Roosevelts or Reagan have anything going for them.

Rosa Parks was pretty fucking important

[Thermodolia]

How about celebrating a few more important figures in US history than a bus seat occupant?

I swear America's race problems are self-afflicted today.

Neither of the Roosevelts or Reagan have anything going for them.

Last time I checked just about everything possible has been named in Reagan's honor. USS Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Ronald Reagan Highway, Reagan State Park.

Also Rosa Parks wasn't just some bus seat occupant. It was illegal for her to sit there on the bus, under the law she had to get up and go to the back of the bus if a white person got on. She stood up for herself and stayed right there.

But then again I wouldn't expect a white nationalist to understand that.

[Cruxa]

How about celebrating a few more important figures in US history than a bus seat occupant?

I swear America's race problems are self-afflicted today.

Neither of the Roosevelts or Reagan have anything going for them.

Last time I checked just about everything possible has been named in Reagan's honor. USS Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Ronald Reagan Highway, Reagan State Park.

Also Rosa Parks wasn't just some bus seat occupant. It was illegal for her to sit there on the bus, under the law she had to get up and go to the back of the bus if a white person got on. She stood up for herself and stayed right there.

But then again I wouldn't expect a white nationalist to understand that.

This. While I like and respect Reagan, I think Rosa Parks did a tiny bit more for America than Reagan.

[Thermodolia]

Last time I checked just about everything possible has been named in Reagan's honor. USS Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Ronald Reagan Highway, Reagan State Park.

Also Rosa Parks wasn't just some bus seat occupant. It was illegal for her to sit there on the bus, under the law she had to get up and go to the back of the bus if a white person got on. She stood up for herself and stayed right there.

But then again I wouldn't expect a white nationalist to understand that.

This. While I like and respect Reagan, I think Rosa Parks did a tiny bit more for America than Reagan.

Oh I'm not disagreeing. Just the idea that Reagan isn't memorialized is just plain dumb

[The Parkus Empire]

I wouldn't mind TJ's coming down. I doubt Washington would either.

George Washington: "Now, now Thomas and Alex. Don't go starting any parties."
Thomas and Alexander: *look at each other and snicker*

TJ fed dirt on Washington to journalists while the latter was in office ( and TJ was in his administration ) in order to discredit him for partisan reasons.

[Engleberg]

Florida is already a backasswards hole of unknown descriptions, and now another statue is being removed.

Can we just stop removing everything that is called "racist," and instead teach people why they were "bad" or their history while keeping the statue in place?

I cannot wait until Revolutionary War statues celebrating the Founding Fathers are removed because they had slaves, that's gonna be fun.

In other nations, why don't the three Soviet statues within Berlin get removed? The Soviets were war criminals and a horrific nation - so why not apply this method of thinking to it?

[The Grene Knyght]

They're touching up their interior decorating in a state owned building with something a bit more tasteful,so what?
Its not like this is a famous monument, or a historical treasure (its dated to 1982).

[Herador]

MLK and Rosa Parks would have been good. Maybe we don't need to just have one person.

I like bank note designs that show an event on the reverse.

Like for a civil rights themed bank note.

Maybe something like a portrait of MLK on the obverse, with an etching of the Little Rock Nine going into the school under guard on the reverse.

That's a really cool idea, I'd love that.

[United States of Red Dawn]

Not long left until we start removing statues of Roosevelt because he was a racist.

Then again watching lefties cry their heart out at the oppressive presence of a sculptured rock is quite funny so I hope we do it slowly.

Lincoln and Jefferson would be considered 'racist' by the standards of some today. I bet some people would love to go that far too....

[The of Japan]

Not long left until we start removing statues of Roosevelt because he was a racist.

Then again watching lefties cry their heart out at the oppressive presence of a sculptured rock is quite funny so I hope we do it slowly.

Lincoln and Jefferson would be considered 'racist' by the standards of some today. I bet some people would love to go that far too....

They are already going at statues of the Founding Fathers because of just that.

[Engleberg]

Lincoln and Jefferson would be considered 'racist' by the standards of some today. I bet some people would love to go that far too....

They are already going at statues of the Founding Fathers because of just that.

You're shitting me, right?

I only posted that statement in my earlier post as a joke for what's next.

[United States of Red Dawn]

In other nations, why don't the three Soviet statues within Berlin get removed? The Soviets were war criminals and a horrific nation - so why not apply this method of thinking to it?

The current leadership would never allow it.

[The of Japan]

They are already going at statues of the Founding Fathers because of just that.

You're shitting me, right?

I only posted that statement in my earlier post as a joke for what's next.

http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/17 ... n-statues/

[Dooom35796821595]

Florida is already a backasswards hole of unknown descriptions, and now another statue is being removed.

Can we just stop removing everything that is called "racist," and instead teach people why they were "bad" or their history while keeping the statue in place?

I cannot wait until Revolutionary War statues celebrating the Founding Fathers are removed because they had slaves, that's gonna be fun.

In other nations, why don't the three Soviet statues within Berlin get removed? The Soviets were war criminals and a horrific nation - so why not apply this method of thinking to it?

Because the Soviet Union will rise again!