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IkeTheGeneric:

--- Quote from: Tactical Nuke on August 13, 2017, 02:33:52 AM ---it's a figure of speech

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Exaggerating numbers to make them look bigger than they actually are is really annoying. It doesn't matter if you have a figure of speech, three examples is far enough removed from the millions range that it makes the figure of speech completely disingenuous. Besides, I'm not too sure if PhantOS himself is even a 'fanboy' of the three examples you listed, so I'm not too sure what the point was beyond setting up a strawman to criticize because you seem to be dodging actually picking apart the dude's argument.

But that's besides the point, this argument means literally nothing. Neither side respects each other enough to concede or reach an agreement to disagree. At the end of the day, that girl was still murdered and you lot are squabbling like a bunch of loons. Honestly, forget off about the stupid statues, nobody should reasonably care enough about this to play devil's advocate for any side of a protest that results in the death of innocent people.

Tactical Nuke:

--- Quote from: Alkatjo on August 13, 2017, 02:34:34 AM ---Can't we all just agree that we're fussing over nothing? Shouldn't...oh...i don't know...living our lives be more important than rioting protesting about this kind of stuff?

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--- Quote from: ultimamax on August 13, 2017, 02:35:56 AM ---Regardless of what you think of Robert E. Lee as a person, at this point he's a symbol and figurehead for white supremacy. That alone is enough for his statue to be removed, and it explains why most of the people protesting the removal of the statue are white supremacists.

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if MLK suddenly started being worshipped openly and loudly by black supremacist groups would that warrant his removal too

Magus:

--- Quote from: Tayasaurus on August 13, 2017, 02:38:34 AM ---Victor will always consider the other side "traiterous"

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"Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers." -Benjamin Franklin, 1776

PhantOS:

--- Quote from: Tactical Nuke on August 13, 2017, 02:41:51 AM ---if MLK suddenly started being worshipped openly and loudly by black supremacist groups would that warrant his removal too

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why would black supremacists worship a guy who wanted blacks and whites to get along together and acknowledge their equality

if MLK kidnapped white people and tortured them in their basement then that'd be a great reason for his statue to be removed. but he didn't so your weak brown townogy isnt valid

IkeTheGeneric:

--- Quote from: Tactical Nuke on August 13, 2017, 02:41:51 AM ---

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Here's my two cents: stuffting on people for trying to act reasonable during the flavor of the week political argument kinda squares you into the "Unbearable starfish" territory.

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