Another statue was taken down... this time forcibly

[superslayer]

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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[Red Spy]

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.

lol what

[superslayer]

lol what

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?

[superslayer]

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?

Id like to also say I'm more towards removing the statues and putting them in museums than destroying them, I just don't get why this is so deplorable when using drastic action in the name of justice is kind of a staple of American resistance

[Køtt]

what does your comparison have to do anything with this? that's justified vandalism.

[Red Spy]

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?

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]

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.

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]

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

you mean the slavery that ended 8 generations ago

until 1865

152 years of economic growth after that is more important

since the institution of slavery apparently isnt that important I cant help but really question your flexible definition of "important"

[Red Spy]

since the institution of slavery apparently isnt that important I cant help but really question your flexible definition of "important"

where the forget did i say slavery wasn't important

[Foxscotch]

are you seriously comparing americans revolting against the crown to red anarchists destroying a historical monument?

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

[Maxwell.]

where the forget did i say slavery wasn't important

you were very clearly trying to downplay it with those counter-points

[IkeTheGeneric]

where the forget did i say slavery wasn't important

in that one post you made where you said slavery wasn't important

[Khaz]

where the forget did i say slavery wasn't important

you implied it in all 3 quotes i provided.

[Trogtor]

slavery was definitely important.

thanks, slaves.

[beachbum111111]

Slaves built the United States thats why everything is made of cotton.