jimnyc
06-16-2020, 02:17 PM
Too far.
Whether you like them or not, these are former presidents of our country, a major part of our history. They cannot be going around and destroying and/or removing things from history that they don't approve of.
Suppose some Clinton or Obama statues or monuments should go up, and then 40-60 years down the road, a group of people start posting about Clinton's scandal and the corruption within the Obama administration, and start tearing them down or demanding. It will be different then. Hell, it would be different today. Obama has many a statue up already, and if many were to do just that, the response from folks would be much much different, and the MSM would start crying again, literally.
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Boston Mayor Backs Removal of Lincoln Statue; Opposes Renaming Faneuil Hall Despite Slave History
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (D) has come out in favor of removing a statue of Abraham Lincoln that has stood in the city for more than a century — but is opposed to renaming Faneuil Hall, which is named for a slave owner and is on the site of a slave market.
As Breitbart News has reported, left-wing activists are trying to have a statue of Abraham Lincoln removed from Park Square after nearly 150 years because they find the depiction of an emancipated slave in the sculpture to be offensive.
The statue has stood there since 1879 and is a replica of an original statue built with funds contributed by freed slaves.
Mayor Walsh’s office told the Boston Globe last week that he favors removing the Lincoln statue and replacing it with “one that recognizes equality.”
However, Mayor Walsh has opposed renaming Faneuil Hall, a major tourist attraction in downtown Boston, declaring last week: “The Mayor is always open to having a conversation, but he remains opposed to changing the name of Faneuil Hall.”
Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/16/boston-mayor-backs-removal-of-abraham-lincoln-opposes-renaming-faneuil-hall-slave-history/
Whether you like them or not, these are former presidents of our country, a major part of our history. They cannot be going around and destroying and/or removing things from history that they don't approve of.
Suppose some Clinton or Obama statues or monuments should go up, and then 40-60 years down the road, a group of people start posting about Clinton's scandal and the corruption within the Obama administration, and start tearing them down or demanding. It will be different then. Hell, it would be different today. Obama has many a statue up already, and if many were to do just that, the response from folks would be much much different, and the MSM would start crying again, literally.
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Boston Mayor Backs Removal of Lincoln Statue; Opposes Renaming Faneuil Hall Despite Slave History
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (D) has come out in favor of removing a statue of Abraham Lincoln that has stood in the city for more than a century — but is opposed to renaming Faneuil Hall, which is named for a slave owner and is on the site of a slave market.
As Breitbart News has reported, left-wing activists are trying to have a statue of Abraham Lincoln removed from Park Square after nearly 150 years because they find the depiction of an emancipated slave in the sculpture to be offensive.
The statue has stood there since 1879 and is a replica of an original statue built with funds contributed by freed slaves.
Mayor Walsh’s office told the Boston Globe last week that he favors removing the Lincoln statue and replacing it with “one that recognizes equality.”
However, Mayor Walsh has opposed renaming Faneuil Hall, a major tourist attraction in downtown Boston, declaring last week: “The Mayor is always open to having a conversation, but he remains opposed to changing the name of Faneuil Hall.”
Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/16/boston-mayor-backs-removal-of-abraham-lincoln-opposes-renaming-faneuil-hall-slave-history/