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Last statue standing in Richmond...a black man...love it!

BidudeinWi said:
You’re a mental midget who knows literally NOTHING about history! What a childish imp!
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What does knowledge of history have to do with a statue of Arthur Ashe?

You really must learn to expand your reading comprehension.
 
Ashe only gets a statue in Richmond because he's a favorite son of the city. It ain't political, he's just a tennis pro.
 
Arthur Ashe was a gentleman and a trailblazer in tennis who lost his life due to a careless transfusion that included the AIDS virus. A statue to honor him is appropriate.

Richmond's rich history, however, has been cheapened by the destruction of the rest of the statues. That's a horrible loss.
Years ago I had the opportunity to vacation in Europe and spent a few days in London. One of the highlights was coming out of the subway tunnel at Trafalgar Square with a statue of some long-ago military general or admiral on a high pedestal perfectly framed. The statues remind you that special things have happened, and these men and women are part of what made them happen.

It's a shame so many people have such an immature outlook on history. The statues in question were harming no one, and if there was information at the base, knowledge could actually have been gleaned from the moment.

Instead, Richmond has allowed itself to be cheapened my a mob of immature idiots with a shallow grasp of history and a hatred of the country they live in.
 
OldJourno said:
Arthur Ashe was a gentleman and a trailblazer in tennis who lost his life due to a careless transfusion that included the AIDS virus. A statue to honor him is appropriate.

Richmond's rich history, however, has been cheapened by the destruction of the rest of the statues. That's a horrible loss.
Years ago I had the opportunity to vacation in Europe and spent a few days in London. One of the highlights was coming out of the subway tunnel at Trafalgar Square with a statue of some long-ago military general or admiral on a high pedestal perfectly framed. The statues remind you that special things have happened, and these men and women are part of what made them happen.

It's a shame so many people have such an immature outlook on history. The statues in question were harming no one, and if there was information at the base, knowledge could actually have been gleaned from the moment.

Instead, Richmond has allowed itself to be cheapened my a mob of immature idiots with a shallow grasp of history and a hatred of the country they live in.
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If the citizens of a town don't wish to have memorials to loser generals in the middle of town, then that's how they wish to proceed.

Those who disagree can start their own town or simply put one up on their own property.
 
bellisarius said:
Well now, that means that all blacks will now receive top grade education, job preferences, a crime free neighborhood and all the bullshit about 'white privilege' is over.

Amazing what a difference meaningless symbolism can make. ,:rolleyes:
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^^ old racist shit for brains seems upset.:)
 
bellisarius said:
Well now, that means that all blacks will now receive top grade education, job preferences, a crime free neighborhood and all the bullshit about 'white privilege' is over.

Amazing what a difference meaningless symbolism can make. ,:rolleyes:
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I have no clue as to what the fuck you are talking about....not surprised though.
 
OldJourno said:
Richmond's rich history, however, has been cheapened by the destruction of the rest of the statues. That's a horrible loss.
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No history has been lost. High school students will continue to be taught about the Civil War -- and about the Black Codes and Jim Crow and the civil rights movement.
 
OldJourno said:
It's a shame so many people have such an immature outlook on history. The statues in question were harming no one, and if there was information at the base, knowledge could actually have been gleaned from the moment.
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This is what museums are for.

If people wish to learn about the Confederacy and view statues, structures and edifices created to honor that side of the Civil War, then they should go to museums where that particular history belongs and can be preserved for future antiquity.

I go to museums several times a year. They tend to be either free or request a relatively inexpensive donation to enter. You can find out what's being shown at any particular museum online, from rotating exhibitions to permanent collections. What's the excuse for not going to them?

WillJ8787 said:
I have no clue as to what the fuck you are talking about....not surprised though.
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aww, Ish is just in his old crusty curmudgeon-y conservative White male feels, is all. :(

nothing that a few afternoon tipples of the trusty Franzia box can't fix!

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ll74 said:
If the citizens of a town don't wish to have memorials to loser generals in the middle of town, then that's how they wish to proceed.

Those who disagree can start their own town or simply put one up on their own property.
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I didn't realize they held a referendum. When was the vote?
 
IrezumiKiss said:
This is what museums are for.

If people wish to learn about the Confederacy and view statues, structures and edifices created to honor that side of the Civil War, then they should go to museums where that particular history belongs and can be preserved for future antiquity.

I go to museums several times a year. They tend to be either free or request a relatively inexpensive donation to enter. You can find out what's being shown at any particular museum online, from rotating exhibitions to permanent collections. What's the excuse for not going to them?



aww, Ish is just in his old crusty curmudgeon-y conservative White male feels, is all. :(

nothing that a few afternoon tipples of the trusty Franzia box can't fix!

https://media1.giphy.com/media/BFYLNwlsSNtcc/200.gif
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So, no statues anywhere. That's what museums are for. Got it.
 
OldJourno said:
I didn't realize they held a referendum. When was the vote?
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2017 - "Gov. Northam was elected 73rd Governor of Virginia on November 7, 2017, defeating Ed Gillespie in the general election with a larger-than-expected nine-point margin of victory"
 
pecksniff said:
No history has been lost. High school students will continue to be taught about the Civil War -- and about the Black Codes and Jim Crow and the civil rights movement.
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If you don't think Richmond has lost some historical context with the destruction of statues, some probably a century old, there is no point to continuing the conversation.

If I'm reading you clowns correctly, cities on down to towns should remove all statuary so that there is no hint of the history of anything happening at any time.

One of my jobs decades ago was a Wyoming weekly. In the courthouse square they had a monument and it had a statue of a Doughboy on it. The monument listed those who served from that county in both the first and second world wars, with stars in the granite for those who died in action.

I suppose such sentimentality today is for fools, eh, Zumi?, and we can read about those wars in the library and people in Wyoming can travel hundreds of miles to museums that would pass Zumi's sophisticated muster.
 
OldJourno said:
If you don't think Richmond has lost some historical context with the destruction of statues, some probably a century old, there is no point to continuing the conversation.
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The destruction of the statues is now itself part of Richmond's historical context.
 
OldJourno said:
If you don't think Richmond has lost some historical context with the destruction of statues, some probably a century old, there is no point to continuing the conversation.

If I'm reading you clowns correctly, cities on down to towns should remove all statuary so that there is no hint of the history of anything happening at any time.

One of my jobs decades ago was a Wyoming weekly. In the courthouse square they had a monument and it had a statue of a Doughboy on it. The monument listed those who served from that county in both the first and second world wars, with stars in the granite for those who died in action.

I suppose such sentimentality today is for fools, eh, Zumi?, and we can read about those wars in the library and people in Wyoming can travel hundreds of miles to museums that would pass Zumi's sophisticated muster.
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ooooor if they're hundreds of miles out, they could just read about specific stuff to specific areas on the internet.

the same internet that is essentially a digital library and museum.

you know, the same internet you used decades ago at one of your jobs.

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Every generation gets to decide what they want displayed in their public square.


I hope this puts this matter to rest.
 
JohnnySavage said:
Every generation gets to decide what they want displayed in their public square.


I hope this puts this matter to rest.
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Well said.

but...you need some sort of eldritch or regal-looking staff made from gnarled wood with a twisted knot on top to bang on the ground three times when you say this, otherwise the gods above won't acknowledge it. ;)
 
Well, I do consider myself a deity and have a rather regal looking staff.

So let it be said, so let it be done.
 
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