Rioters tore down a statue of George Washington in Grand Park near Los Angeles City Hall on Thursday evening, the latest monument to fall in the ongoing left-wing demonstrations around the country.
Yeah, they prefer obscene graffiti as an artform.No end to the destruction of statues.
As long as local and state government officials, most of them progressive Democrats, are complicit with these fascistic tactics, there will be no end.No end to the destruction of statues.
To fully understand the significance of these tactics, read this article.As long as local and state government officials, most of them progressive Democrats, are complicit with these fascistic tactics, there will be no end.
Citation missing.I’d rather not have a statue glorifying a slave owner who had the teeth of his slaves put into his own mouth. Sorry if that’s too “liberal” or “politically correct”.
Without more documentation that might help us find the real story behind George Washington’s dentures, our reactions to the revelation that they included human teeth have more to do with our own worldviews, and even subconscious beliefs about our first president, than with historic reality. All history involves interpretation and personal bias, but with a subject as fraught as slavery and involving an icon like George Washington, responses can be all the more intense and emotional.
The practice of selling body parts is not uncommon. Today people still sell their blood and female college students sell their “eggs”. We have surrogate mothers who allow their bodies to be used.The practice was a common way for poor people to raise cash at the time. Reading those stories about the past make me thankful to live in the present where my choices are better and the standard of accessible dental care higher.
There we have it, ladies and gentlemen. The ethos of the Millennials. And I thought Boomers ruined the culture. You ain’t seen nothing yet when my generation gets in office.Until you can show me where it says that black people are equal to white people, then it’ll still be a worthless document in my eyes.