Stu, you are a smart guy and I enjoy your point of view at times. We are talking past one another here, which is hardly surprising since the entire country seems to have gone mad.
My point is simple and does not require any deep examination of the morality of either side. We do not have a country in which it is acceptable to attack other people physically for their political viewpoints. The left, the media and the democrat party now seem to be moving rapidly away from this principle. That concerns many people, and is far more significant than the views of a small crowd of misfits, many of whom were obviously paid provocateurs or FBI plants.
I refuse to be drawn into the game of saying one side is morally superior to the other in terms of their views. There are many viewpoints represented on both sides, from people who were upset about Confederate statues being removed as part of a wave of marxist cultural cleansing to delusional neo-nazis, on one side, and well-intentioned granola libs to vicious Marxist anarchists on the other.
I know you don't care, but I want you to know that I consider it refreshingly honest of you to admit when your "team" is completely off the wall. It's a rarity for you to admit it, but it is still nice to see.
I agree, think we must be talking past each other as I can't believe I've read some of the stuff you've posted on this subject recently.
And there's the thing AAA. Tony Stark didn't say sure that's stupid but "there are two sides" or the American right acts just as badly, so giving the inferrable justification for ESPN to be so fucking stupid.
When white supremacist hate groups are present, anyone , and especially a President, should first be doing exactly the same as Tony has done only infinitely more so. Condemning everything those white supremacist do and stand for, unconditionally without any comparisons.
I agree, think we must be talking past each other as I can't believe I've read some of the stuff you've posted on this subject recently.
And there's the thing AAA. Tony Stark didn't say sure that's stupid but "there are two sides" or the American right acts just as badly, so giving the inferrable justification for ESPN to be so fucking stupid.
When white supremacist hate groups are present, anyone , and especially a President, should first be doing exactly the same as Tony has done only infinitely more so. Condemning everything those white supremacist do and stand for, unconditionally without any comparisons.
As the purity test broadens it's scope few will make the cut in the end. People think I'm joking when comparing radical leftist ideology to North Korea. I assure you I'm not. These people want complete and total control of our every thought, every movement we make, every word we speak.Bill de Blasio Orders Review of All NYC Monuments; Considering Removal of Christopher Columbus
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by BEN KEW22 Aug 20171,055
New York City’s left-wing mayor Bill de Blasio has confirmed he will consider a proposal to remove a statue of the explorer Christopher Columbus and has ordered a review of all the city’s statues and monuments following violent clashes between white nationalists and Antifa in Charlottesville last weekend.
His consideration follows a rally held by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and other elected Democrats calling for the removal of a statue of 19th Century doctor J. Marion Sims from Central Park. Sims is known to have experimented on African slaves.
Sims, dubbed the “father of modern gynecology,” experimented on unconsenting African slaves as part of his research.
During the rally, Mark-Viverito also suggested that removing the statue of the legendary explorer Columbus needed to be “looked at” due to his being a “controversial figure.”
“I think that that has to be looked at and we have to look at history,” she said during the rally. “We have to look at it thoroughly. He is a controversial figure and I know that some may take offense to that, but for many of us that come from the Caribbean islands, we see him as a controversial figure.”
In the wake of a widespread attempt by left-wing activists to remove statues of historical figures all across America, de Blasio has ordered a 90-day review of all New York’s statues and monuments and their historical links and will analyze each one on a case by case basis.
“The Columbus statue is obviously one that will get very immediate attention because there’s been tremendous concern raised about it,” Ben Sarle, a mayoral spokesman, told the Observer in an emailed statement. “When the guidelines/criteria for review are set by the commission, we will make sure they are available to the public.”
In a letter to de Blasio, Staten Island Councilman Joe Borelli (R) urged the mayor to present a “clear and concise document” on what criteria must be fulfilled for statues to be removed.
“Although your intentions may be well placed, I fear that an examination into these particular statues, as well as the many others the city hopes to ‘review,’ will present complex and cloudy historical interpretations that will only serve to deepen gaps between people of New York with different backgrounds and historical worldviews,” he wrote. “I will also bluntly remind you that it will not change the history of those they commemorate, controversial or otherwise.”
These people want complete and total control of our every thought, every movement we make, every word we speak.