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re: Protesters in Atlanta try tearing down statue
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:29 am to TigerChief10
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:29 am to TigerChief10
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Protest that we should be British colonies again?
We will all be living in wigwams before this all over.
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Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:33 am to Wally Sparks
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You're talking to a guy that thinks John Lewis is a saint.
John Lewis did some brave and heroic things in his youth, but since then he has been nothing but a 24/7 race baiter and a habitual liar. He ain't too smart, either. It does not surprise me at all that BamaAtl worships Lewis.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 8:08 am to HonoraryCoonass
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It does not surprise me at all that BamaAtl worships Lewis.
So do most of the voters in my congressional district.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 9:51 am to Wally Sparks
Posted on 8/14/17 at 9:56 am to Wally Sparks
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a statue with links to the Confederacy -
What a convenient descriptor here.
I mean, I guess you could basically say the same thing about Grant's Tomb in NYC. I suppose it's next.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 9:59 am to Y.A. Tittle
I love this line out of the article, as well:
Who is he "complaining" to about this?
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At least one protester complained they’d been injured by the piece that had broken off.
Who is he "complaining" to about this?
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:02 am to Wally Sparks
I guess Alabama will have to put a stop to all this bullshite when they try that here. They will get shot while trying to tear a statue down in this great state.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:04 am to flyAU
And not a motherfricker was arrested.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:06 am to MrLarson
This one in downtown Birmingham is pretty badass, actually:
I'm a big fan of layering and juxtaposing historical imagery, though. That's why I will continue to insist that this statue removal movement is indeed a pretty big deal.
I'm a big fan of layering and juxtaposing historical imagery, though. That's why I will continue to insist that this statue removal movement is indeed a pretty big deal.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:12 am to Y.A. Tittle
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This one in downtown Birmingham is pretty badass, actually:
I have been in that park. These statues were erected by the exact same people who claim that they want to get away from bitter reminders of an oppressive past.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:29 am to Wally Sparks
They broke the olive branch off. That was the only thing stopping the zombie confederate apocalypse from starting.
It actually is very ironic that the protesters break the sign of peace.
It actually is very ironic that the protesters break the sign of peace.
This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 10:30 am
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:34 am to Errerrerrwere
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I think we may be in the midst of a race war baws.
And Charlie Manson didn't start it.
This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 10:35 am
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:35 am to Y.A. Tittle
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I'm a big fan of layering and juxtaposing historical imagery, though. That's why I will continue to insist that this statue removal movement is indeed a pretty big deal.
I personally think we need more monuments. I don't see why we should wash any of it away, the Civil War, the riots in the Reconstruction era, none of it.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:43 am to chickenpotpie
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A prime example is BamaAtl lying in this thread.
BamaAtl lies in every thread he posts in.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:51 am to Tall Tiger
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Stone Mountain is awe inspiring. Simply amazing.
The last thing I remember when I left Georgia in 1972 was driving past Stone mountain and seeing the monument about 1/3rd completed.
The sculptor did an incredible work of art.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:01 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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And not a motherfricker was arrested.
There was one lone black cop standing in their way.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:06 pm to Errerrerrwere
quote:But I thought the God Emperor was going to make everything rainbows and unicorns?
I think we may be in the midst of a race war baws.
Posted on 8/15/17 at 9:08 am to flyAU
City of Atlanta weighs future of statue
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The city of Atlanta says it's weighing whether to restore a monument that was defaced in Piedmont Park Sunday or remove it.
"The Peace Monument is owned by the City of Atlanta, and is managed by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs and the Department of Parks and Recreation,” a spokesperson for the city of Atlanta said. “As such, the City is responsible for restoring the public art and we are currently reviewing our options.”
The Peace Monument in Piedmont Park depicts a Confederate soldier looking up at an angel figure holding an olive branch. Some protesters spraypainted the statue, had placed a chain around it and broke a piece off.
Richard Straut, commandant of the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard, which holds a rededication each year for the statue, said he’s like to see it restored.
“It’s very disheartening,” Straut said. “That monument was dedicated to usher in peace between North and the South following the end of the Civil War.”
“To deface that monument is anything but peaceful,” he said.
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