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Cincydawg

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3934 on: June 24, 2020, 12:25:46 PM »
This statue is across the street from me.  It got hit with some graffiti that was cleaned off in a day, which surprised me.



It's a Confederate soldier in a pose of making ready to fire and being restrained by "Peace".

It was originally emplaced as a symbol that the war is over (something that an important concept at the time).

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3935 on: June 24, 2020, 12:27:25 PM »
To think all that could be done "tomorrow" legally is absurd.

To think it would make an iota of difference is absurd.

To imagine it is relevant to anything is absurd.  We might as well get rid of garage door handles while we're at it.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3936 on: June 24, 2020, 12:28:06 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on June 24, 2020, 12:18:15 PM
Maybe if "we" tear down all the Confederate statues the mob would be appeased and satisfied .... or not.
It's not about satisfying the mob. It's about doing the right thing. The dumbest thing I've seen is when people clutch their pearls about say, a statue of Grant being knocked over. That's one of the "good" statues, they claim. I claim they should all be good statues.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3937 on: June 24, 2020, 12:29:33 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on June 24, 2020, 12:20:41 PM

There is one on the Hilltop in West Columbus. Go for it. Be the change that you want to see.

You can topple the remaining Christopher Columbus statue at Easton on your way.

There are a lot of cameras at both locations though, so don't forget to bring your Antifa mask.
It's funny...one of my friends on Facebook posted a picture of it and asked that it be torn down. We can only hope the people do what the government is afraid to do.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3938 on: June 24, 2020, 12:32:17 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on June 24, 2020, 12:27:25 PM
To think all that could be done "tomorrow" legally is absurd.

To think it would make an iota of difference is absurd.

To imagine it is relevant to anything is absurd.  We might as well get rid of garage door handles while we're at it.
Luckily Lincoln disagreed with you. Otherwise I'd have to go through customs to visit Georgia.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3939 on: June 24, 2020, 12:32:35 PM »
can we start a new group called All Statues Matter

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3940 on: June 24, 2020, 12:35:32 PM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on June 24, 2020, 12:01:05 PM
Tear down Confederate statues.  All of them.  Tomorrow.
We should all be killed, because Indians?
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3941 on: June 24, 2020, 12:36:18 PM »
The notion that this could be done "tomorrow" is clearly laughable nonsense, a fair bit of which is cropping up around here.

The notion that is should be done in certain public places over time is rational.  I doubt the carving on Stone Mountain will disappear very soon though.

There of course are myriad statues in National Battlefields.  They serve a pedagogical purpose (even if some are misplaced).  And they are government property.

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3942 on: June 24, 2020, 12:37:55 PM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on June 24, 2020, 12:01:05 PM
Tear down Confederate statues.  All of them.  Tomorrow.
One of the statues toppled, decapitated and dragged into a lake about a half-mile away was of Civil War Col. Hans Christian Heg. He was an anti-slavery activist and leader of an anti-slave catcher militia in Wisconsin who who fought for the Union and died from injuries suffered during the Battle of Chickamauga.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3943 on: June 24, 2020, 12:39:02 PM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on June 24, 2020, 12:01:05 PM
Tear down Confederate statues.  All of them.  Tomorrow.
The other statue taken down from its pedestal and dragged in the street outside the Capitol represents Wisconsin’s motto of “Forward.” The statue had been previously vandalized in past protests with paint thrown on it and graffiti spray painted on and around it. “Forward” was first installed 125 years ago, but replaced with a bronze replica in 1998. It is placed prominently outside the Capitol, facing the University of Wisconsin campus and the street lined with bars, restaurants and small businesses.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3944 on: June 24, 2020, 12:43:30 PM »
I wonder if they employ a NOOSE to topple those statues ....

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3945 on: June 24, 2020, 12:45:38 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on June 24, 2020, 12:37:55 PM
One of the statues toppled, decapitated and dragged into a lake about a half-mile away was of Civil War Col. Hans Christian Heg. He was an anti-slavery activist and leader of an anti-slave catcher militia in Wisconsin who who fought for the Union and died from injuries suffered during the Battle of Chickamauga.

Like I said, saying this is a "good" statue concedes the point. If your ok with slaver statues, then who cares if they stand or not. You have to read the fine print to know if your celebrating evil.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3946 on: June 24, 2020, 12:47:17 PM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on June 24, 2020, 12:29:33 PM
It's funny...one of my friends on Facebook posted a picture of it and asked that it be torn down. We can only hope the people do what the government is afraid to do.
So what is stopping you? Do you want "the people" to do what you and the govt are afraid to do?
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #3947 on: June 24, 2020, 01:03:06 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on June 24, 2020, 12:27:25 PM
To think all that could be done "tomorrow" legally is absurd.
He is clearly not calling for it to be done "legally."

What is the over/under on the number of Antifa/BLM types that would get crushed and/or blown up in their efforts to remove the face off of Stone Mountain?
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