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Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:32 pm to arseinclarse
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:33 pm to Gris Gris
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Did they vote on it yet?
Debate is beginning now.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:33 pm to Gris Gris
Yeah, day coming down ....
Benny Grunch has more new material
Benny Grunch has more new material
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:36 pm to arseinclarse
I have the live feed up, but I don't hear them debating it yet.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:36 pm to Gris Gris
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Did they vote on it yet?
this meeting is only for public comment. They're gonna vote on it next Thursday
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:45 pm to arseinclarse
MLJ already quoted once.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:46 pm to LucasP
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Really? This decision carries weight? Cause I'm pretty sure my life will go completely unaffected regardless of which of these useless factions win this asinine argument.
Sigh... seriously?
Yes, this decision does carry weight. Maybe you're the sort of person to whom history means nothing. I can't change that, and I won't try. But there are plenty of people to whom it does mean something.
Now, to me, this decision is not about Southern pride or racism or whatever bullshite people are are flinging each other. This is about whether the people of the past still have the right to leave their mark on the world. Who has the right to un-do the works of the past and pass judgment on those who came before us, who cannot defend themselves against modern presumptions about them.
Is there a statute of limitations on how much time must go by before we just tear down historical structures and monuments? Who is qualified to decide? If it's okay to pull down Confederate monuments, is it also okay to pave over Confederate cemeteries at Vicksburg and Gettysburg? What's the difference?
Why is one site sacred and another site disposable? What makes it so? Why is one slaveowner's monument (Lee's) disgusting, while another's (Jefferson's) is spared from the mob?
Culture isn't just meaningless items on the shelf that you look at and say "oh, that's nice, whatevs..." Culture is the set of values we agree to live by as a society. Every time something like this happens, the rules get re-written, for better or worse.
If you don't think the common glue that holds us together has weight, then I'm sure you will enjoy life alone. For the rest of us, we have to live together. And if we don't figure out what the rules are, we can't live together. A society with no shared culture is not a society.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:46 pm to wizziko
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I don't even care what the issue is. If these people are for one side, I'm automatically on the other
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:47 pm to Btrtigerfan
I'm hoping Erykah Badu in the second row delivers a powerful statement.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:52 pm to SpqrTiger
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Yes, this decision does carry weight. Maybe you're the sort of person to whom history means nothing. I can't change that, and I won't try. But there are plenty of people to whom it does mean something.
Now, to me, this decision is not about Southern pride or racism or whatever bullshite people are are flinging each other. This is about whether the people of the past still have the right to leave their mark on the world. Who has the right to un-do the works of the past and pass judgment on those who came before us, who cannot defend themselves against modern presumptions about them.
Is there a statute of limitations on how much time must go by before we just tear down historical structures and monuments? Who is qualified to decide? If it's okay to pull down Confederate monuments, is it also okay to pave over Confederate cemeteries at Vicksburg and Gettysburg? What's the difference?
Why is one site sacred and another site disposable? What makes it so? Why is one slaveowner's monument (Lee's) disgusting, while another's (Jefferson's) is spared from the mob?
Culture isn't just meaningless items on the shelf that you look at and say "oh, that's nice, whatevs..." Culture is the set of values we agree to live by as a society. Every time something like this happens, the rules get re-written, for better or worse.
If you don't think the common glue that holds us together has weight, then I'm sure you will enjoy life alone. For the rest of us, we have to live together. And if we don't figure out what the rules are, we can't live together. A society with no shared culture is not a society.
Not going to lie, this is the best argument I've heard on that side of the subject.
I am generally not in favor of having confederate memorials all over town,but that's just solid logic.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:52 pm to SpqrTiger
Ugh..... You're very passionate about this but I think you're overstating the significance. Nobody is tearing pages out of history books or telling you you can't honor your past however you like. They're trying to rename a traffic circle. Who gives a shite? Does our sense of history come from that traffic circle? Cause if it does then it's probably not that profound.
You want to honor history or culture then learn about it and teach about it. Don't get all outraged about stupid shite like this.
You want to honor history or culture then learn about it and teach about it. Don't get all outraged about stupid shite like this.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:58 pm to wizziko
Statue debate still hasnt started. God the councilmen love to talk and just "politic" non-stop.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 2:59 pm to LucasP
To the blonde sitting behind one of the lady council members..
Posted on 12/10/15 at 3:00 pm to Brightside Bengal
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God the councilmen love to talk and just "politic" non-stop.
:keege:
you doing the running of the santas this Saturday?
Posted on 12/10/15 at 3:04 pm to Brightside Bengal
Remove the statues and destroy tourism. These people are self destructive.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 3:04 pm to wizziko
They took apart their cardboard homes to use as a sign.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 3:05 pm to LucasP
If you receive two more downvotes for that post, I'll be convinced the 6 hippies in the picture are actively following this thread.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 3:05 pm to wizziko
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you doing the running of the santas this Saturday?
I really want to, but the bank christmas party is at 7 that night. Cant show up wasted from Metro.
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