jimnyc
03-29-2018, 12:01 PM
At times like this, ADULTS need to stand in, explain politely and calmly that America has a history, sometimes great, and sometimes not so great. But that either way, it cannot and should not be hidden, deleted or re-written.
IMO, this is a case of nitwits demanding or asking for change, simply because they can, because so many others are getting their way over retarded shit in the past decade. Adults need to stand up and tell them NO and teach them to grow up.
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New York College Students Demand Removal of Thomas Jefferson Statue, Citing KKK, 'White Supremacy'
A group of students at Hofstra University outside New York City are demanding the removal of a statue of Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the Declaration of Independence, America's third president, and founder of the Democratic Party. In protesting Jefferson, the students cited white supremacy, eugenics, and the Ku Klux Klan, an organization founded 39 years after the president died.
"Jefferson Has Gotta Go!" declares the Facebook event scheduled for Friday. A large cadre of identity politics groups are co-sponsoring the event: Campus Feminist Collective, Collegiate Women of Color, Democrats of Hofstra University, Hofstra History Club, Hofstra NAACP Chapter, Peace Action Matters, Queer & Trans People of Color Coalition, Student Advocates of Safer Sex, The Gender Identity Federation, The Pride Network of Hofstra University, and Young Democratic Socialists of Hofstra. As of Wednesday night, 61 people said they would attend the protest, with 49 more "interested."
"While Jefferson’s architectural designs have gone on to inspire the designs of many American universities, Jefferson’s values aided in the construction of institutionalized racism and justified the subjugation of black people in the United States," JaLoni Owens declared in a petition on Change.org, which had 704 signatures on Wednesday.
In a Facebook post explaining the reasons behind her protest, Owens wrote, "He shouldn't be idolized or honored. He belongs in a museum. I'm more than happy to share additional info about Jefferson with ANYONE!"
Perhaps ironically, Hofstra University's Jefferson statue does not commemorate the third president's political leadership or his drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Instead, as the museum website explains, it commemorates his architecture. His architectural design, "the tradition of the quadrangle," emerges across Hofstra's campus.
Rest - https://pjmedia.com/trending/new-york-college-students-demand-removal-of-thomas-jefferson-statue-citing-kkk-white-supremacy/
IMO, this is a case of nitwits demanding or asking for change, simply because they can, because so many others are getting their way over retarded shit in the past decade. Adults need to stand up and tell them NO and teach them to grow up.
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New York College Students Demand Removal of Thomas Jefferson Statue, Citing KKK, 'White Supremacy'
A group of students at Hofstra University outside New York City are demanding the removal of a statue of Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the Declaration of Independence, America's third president, and founder of the Democratic Party. In protesting Jefferson, the students cited white supremacy, eugenics, and the Ku Klux Klan, an organization founded 39 years after the president died.
"Jefferson Has Gotta Go!" declares the Facebook event scheduled for Friday. A large cadre of identity politics groups are co-sponsoring the event: Campus Feminist Collective, Collegiate Women of Color, Democrats of Hofstra University, Hofstra History Club, Hofstra NAACP Chapter, Peace Action Matters, Queer & Trans People of Color Coalition, Student Advocates of Safer Sex, The Gender Identity Federation, The Pride Network of Hofstra University, and Young Democratic Socialists of Hofstra. As of Wednesday night, 61 people said they would attend the protest, with 49 more "interested."
"While Jefferson’s architectural designs have gone on to inspire the designs of many American universities, Jefferson’s values aided in the construction of institutionalized racism and justified the subjugation of black people in the United States," JaLoni Owens declared in a petition on Change.org, which had 704 signatures on Wednesday.
In a Facebook post explaining the reasons behind her protest, Owens wrote, "He shouldn't be idolized or honored. He belongs in a museum. I'm more than happy to share additional info about Jefferson with ANYONE!"
Perhaps ironically, Hofstra University's Jefferson statue does not commemorate the third president's political leadership or his drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Instead, as the museum website explains, it commemorates his architecture. His architectural design, "the tradition of the quadrangle," emerges across Hofstra's campus.
Rest - https://pjmedia.com/trending/new-york-college-students-demand-removal-of-thomas-jefferson-statue-citing-kkk-white-supremacy/