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Another statue was taken down... this time forcibly
Red Spy:
--- Quote from: superslayer on August 15, 2017, 11:03:26 PM ---I meant its an act that is taught in schools as a good thing, one of the defining moments in the beginning of the American revolution. It was an illegal act of vandalism and violence and yet its praised by our country as a patriotic act made by our founding fathers. why then, is it not okay to destroy a statue that was created in the 60s in order to intimidate African americans who were trying to fight for their rights during the civil rights movement, but destroying millions of dollars of british tea is perfectly fine and patriotic? where is the line?
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we're taught it's a good thing because it's a symbolically important moment in our history. get your head out of your ass
Juncoph:
--- Quote from: superslayer on August 15, 2017, 10:49:15 PM ---Can't help but mention on these posts talking about "you can't just go destroying property" that that's exactly what the boston teaparty was and that was a praised act.
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are you seriously comparing americans revolting against the crown to red anarchists destroying a historical monument?
hell, it wasn't even antifa this time. it was just a bunch of loving morons who want to revise history
Khaz:
--- Quote from: Red Spy on August 15, 2017, 11:18:08 PM ---we're taught it's a good thing because it's a symbolically important moment in our history. get your head out of your ass
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--- Quote from: Red Spy on August 15, 2017, 05:14:48 PM ---you mean the slavery that ended 8 generations ago
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--- Quote from: Red Spy on August 15, 2017, 05:04:43 PM ---until 1865
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--- Quote from: Red Spy on August 15, 2017, 05:07:54 PM ---152 years of economic growth after that is more important
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since the institution of slavery apparently isnt that important I cant help but really question your flexible definition of "important"
Red Spy:
--- Quote from: Khaz on August 15, 2017, 11:25:02 PM ---since the institution of slavery apparently isnt that important I cant help but really question your flexible definition of "important"
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where the forget did i say slavery wasn't important
Foxscotch:
--- Quote from: Juncoph on August 15, 2017, 11:19:09 PM ---are you seriously comparing americans revolting against the crown to red anarchists destroying a historical monument?
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well.... yeah? I mean, what's the diff, exactly? if it'd turned out that britain won you can rest assured the tea party would be seen exactly how you're looking at this event now
and if a couple hundred years from now it happens that the stuff going on now was a historical turning point then, I imagine this event or events like it would be seen similarly to the boston tea party
not to say that vandalism is justified (it's hard to even say that the tea party was justified... it was literally about taxes), but I'm not sure I understand what the difference is that you're seeing between the two acts of vandalism