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Statues aren't history.
They are a reminder of history, and they are destroyed/removed to make population forget the history.
Contribution to this thread, zero. Contribution to helping dumb down anyone ignorant enough to consider such a trifling piece of drivel a legitimate response, 1,000.
For those who think this comment personal, there is precedent for intentionally flaming someone who says stupid things, or asks for help a google search could give them on most forums.
Sometimes people ask for it.
Ridiculous. They are removed to avoid the perception that one is idolizing the subject.
How come some statues are removed, some not?
Direct question - should also MLK statues be removed? Or FDR? Or Lincoln?
Statues aren't history.
If you're asking my opinion, no.
Should the Iraqis have left the statues of Saddam? Or Russians left up Stalin?
Should the Iraqis have left the statues of Saddam? Or Russians left up Stalin?
Why not? Are you afraid it would "whitewash" history if you remove certain statues that honor historical figures?
MLK was a notorious philanderer and would probably be run out on a rail with the current "Me Too" climate. Shouldn't we take the time to reconsider MLK's legacy using today's standards?
Are we really comparing 20th Century mass murders and genocidal maniacs to this song writer?
So the massacred Polish Officers at Katyn, who voluntarily surrendered to the Soviets in 1939 and thought they were going to be armed to fight the Nazis, are the same as Saddam and Stalin.
Got it.
If you're asking my opinion, no.
Should the Iraqis have left the statues of Saddam? Or Russians left up Stalin?
Are they doomed to repeat history now?
Also, it is quite interesting that you equate Katyn massacre victims to Saddam and Stalin.
My opinion is that the good of those folks outweighs the bad. But, I don't think it's an outrage if a population decides that they don't want to honor a historical figure and therefore want to take a statue down. It's happened since the dawn of time.
I don't believe we are. Folks are saying that removing a statue erases history and dooms people to repeat dark times again.
By "population" you mean a tiny vocal minority of left-wing radicals that will threaten violence and boycotts if they don't tear down a statue they don't like?
I am pretty sure that most of the statues that have already been torn down in the past year by the Taliban Left - the person the statue was honoring had more good deeds in their lives to outweigh the bad.
Like I said above--if removing a statue erases history, like you theorize, aren't Iraqis and Russians doomed then?
I think it is fair to say that the current generation of H.S. and College Students are more ignorant of US and World history than any of our ancestors over the last 3 generations.
The same radicals that are inspiring snowflakes to lose their shit and rip down statues are teaching them their Marxist view of history.
Why bother removing them, then? Still don't understand why a songwriter and a monument to Polish victims of Red Terror are the equivalents of Stalin and Hitler Statues - please explain.
I think it is fair to say that the current generation of H.S. and College Students are more ignorant of US and World history than any of our ancestors over the last 3 generations.
Throughout history violence and war only creates more of itself for example WWI->WWII->Cold War ->Korean War->Vietnam and up to today. While nonviolent moments like Gandhi’s, the suffrage movement or Civil Rights movement lead to peace and long lasting change. Ours will too.
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) April 30, 2018
But, I don't think it's an outrage if a population decides that they don't want to honor a historical figure and therefore want to take a statue down. It's happened since the dawn of time.
I understand the point here, and it is logical. Having said that, it is not how this is done now. there are attempts to take down statues in a city where I live. No one asks me. If this would be done via a city-wide referendum, and most people would vote for taking down statues, then I would be OK for it. As it stands now, a minuscule yet very vocal minority (ca. 200 demonstrators out of 4 M people in city) wants to take them down, and they may succeed.
No equality here. As I've illustrated twice.
Just pointing out the flaw in your logic.
They are removed to avoid the perception that one is idolizing the subject.
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I can't speak for anyone else, but I would imagine people don't want to honor them any longer. Like I said--this has happened routinely throughout history. It's nothing new.
It's with the elected representatives then.
So why take down the statue and in same thread ask if Stalin statues should have been taken down? This sounds like implying that Katyn victims are somewhat similar to person who ordered their execution.
And why not take down MLK statue? And, finally, who should determine which statues are taken down and which are not?
People want to honor them. But the mayor and some handpicked, unelected officials want to move it because "it's gruesome" "Mothers shouldn't have to explain it".
Like I said earlier--it's up to the population to decide who they want to honor and who they don't.
Not happening. In the case of NJ, and other cases, it's clear that boards of "City Improvement Council" types picked from Social Justice or just plain controversy-dodging Suits, are removing them, on unannounced voice votes and/or without consultation of any kind.
Anyone who thinks a statue is history is a moron.
Because I was attempting to point out the illogical nature of the argument.
No offense, but your opinion doesn't necessarily equal the population's view.
Good on you for doing it. The rightwing population on this board has been repeating this illogical argument so much that they probably don't even see the fallacy of the argument. By equating 'statue removal' with 'erasing history,' the argument shifts away from the particular statue and into the meaning of words. By trying too hard to make the left seem like truth deniers, they make themselves seem like illogical fools.
So every historian and archeologist is a moron, nice...
I guess we can throw out everything before written language as well, because according to you, it's not history. And what if the language isn't readable, like how many people know hieroglyphs? Not history either apparently.
Do you ever actually think through anything you say, or do the words just spill out of your mouth like so much vomit? If you did, you'd realize that moronic statement just wiped out half of history.
FYI for the board, this is the kind of reduced mental capacity you can expect from anyone who sees politics as anything more than entertainment(think WWF), or subscribes to the false left/right paradigm.
Removing a statue is not destroying history.
Pretty sure that history is more properly written in books or essays. Or recorded in video form and pictures.
None taken, but removing the Katyn statue was no subject to any public opinion, it's removal was attempted by stealth, as many statues and memorials are being removed that aren't "100% PC"
You are quite correct, Sir! History may not be destroyed unless one has access to a time machine which Eisteinian physics predicts is impossible.
However, the remembrance of history is another matter entirely. Have you ever been to the holocaust museum? Ever seen the statue of the flag raising at Iwo Jima? Ever been to the National Mall and marveled at Lincoln’s sad expression from that giant throne? Statues help us remember history, and are a semi-permanent reminder of that history. Do they also honor historical figures? Possibly, but such figures are rarely alive to appreciate the honor. Their primary purpose is to remind people of historical figures and occurances!
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His songs include "Camptown Races," ''My Old Kentucky Home," ''Beautiful Dreamer" and "Old Folks at Home" (Swanee Song).
He died penniless in New York City in 1864 at age 37
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The Statue is being removed because it features a Black Person playing a banjo at Foster's feet.