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re: California town to tear down offensive statue of Presidential McKinley
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:39 am to Mingo Was His NameO
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:39 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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He was a president in the 1900s and died not long after taking office. What was so egregious about him that they needed to protest?
He was President during the Spanish-American War. I guess the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and some other small islands are all offended they became U.S. territories after that.
frick em.
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Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:39 am to GetCocky11
Westward expansion started decades before McKinley. His main accomplishments was protective tariffs that led to an economic boom, a quick decisive victory over Spain which led to US gaining Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico as territories. He annexed Hawaii in 1898. He was a civil war vet for the Union army. He maintained the Gold Standard and rejected a central bank. I fail to see anything remotely controversial...he was a pretty successful president.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:40 am to crap4brain
Of all the presidents to get asshurt over... McKinley?
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:49 am to crap4brain
Being offended by everything is so overused now that the word "offensive" is losing its real meaning in the same way the word "racism" lost its real meaning in pop culture.
This post was edited on 4/2/18 at 8:50 am
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:50 am to crap4brain
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indigenous community
frick that. They are Indians....or savages. Whichever they prefer.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:50 am to GetCocky11
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One Arcata resident was so incensed over McKinley that he protested 26 days straight on the plaza.
So no job. Go figure.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:51 am to crap4brain
I suppose FDR is next for throwing Japs into camps, right?
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:53 am to waiting4saturday
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frick the perpetually offended.
Agreed. The Political Talk is full of them too.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:57 am to Damone
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Of all the presidents to get asshurt over... McKinley?
No kidding, so here is what I would do if I'm on the city council.
At the next council meeting, I put forward a motion that we change the name of the town McKinley (there's already a McKinleyville, CA).\
Screw anyone who is offended by a statue or history in general.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:03 am to CaptainsWafer
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is the indigenous community actually offended?
Probably not. But they're not being noticed. And that's a problem. And they probably realize they're going to do nothing noteworthy that will get them noticed. So they come up with this. And that actually speaks to about 90% of these protests and these pathetic losers.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:04 am to crap4brain
Statues and monuments should be banned because every person holds a belief that another finds offensive. We should not have any pride in any accomplishment that a person makes because everyone is actually evil.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:09 am to CaptainsWafer
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But is the indigenous community actually offended?
Does that even matter...I mean as long as non-racist white liberals are offended for them...
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:09 am to waiting4saturday
Fauxpression
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:11 am to crap4brain
Just another reason why the draft needs to be reinstituted.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:20 am to crap4brain
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William McKinley, who was president at the turn of the last century and stands accused of directing the slaughter of Native peoples in the U.S. and abroad.
You would think forced immigration would be right up a liberal's alley.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:26 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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He was a president in the 1900s and died not long after taking office.
He died 6 months after his 2nd term started.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:27 am to crap4brain
California inbreeding at it’s finest.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:29 am to The Boat
Fwiw everyone in Alaska wanted the name changed and if it hadn’t been for Ohio it would’ve come much sooner. Denali is a way cooler name as well imo.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:39 am to PatrickChewing
Denali is a better name. That’s fine.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:48 am to crap4brain
I don't need anymore reasons to hate Cali
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