[bilcon]

Reminiscent of my recent trip to Chile. Every beautiful statue and monument, stores, churches, cemeteries etc have been either burned out, graffitied, covered with paint or otherwise destroyed for no apparent reason except they could get away with it. After the initial riots which started out calm until the "thugs" showed up and 35 people died, the police, who were accused of human rights violations, have backed off. Downtown Santiago and Valparaiso are a disaster. Don't let this happen to our country. These riots were not about ethnic backgrounds. They happened because of low wages and retirement benefits etc. WOW!

[kanoa1kale2]

Originally Posted by Doc Akron

Oh please. Who cares.

You will when they come to your place.

[kanoa1kale2]

Originally Posted by LoisR

Morons for removing statues of those who supported slavery? Who is the moron here?

They are morons. Explain why Lincoln and Grant were toppled! These idiots don't give a rats rear end about BLM, only destruction because the atmosphere allows them to get away with it now. They should have had their rear end handed to them in the beginning and this would not have progressed to where it has now.

[Ramone]

Oh, some "professor came up with a story that Christopher Columbus sold little girls into slavery. Now I wonder what document they have to prove that as truth? None! History means nothing to morons.

[Kwenner]

This is not about white supremacy or slave owners , this is about destroying America and anarchy. George Floyd was their excuse to kick off their main event, they have been chipping away at AMERICA , morales and religion for years.

If anyone wants to guard the statues they have my support but I will not be putting my life or freedom on the line for that cause.
Whenever I hear someone say "we" I ask myself do they say "we" and mean someone else will do it?

When I was married my wife would say we need to do this or that. It never actually meant she would be involved lol.

I believe our country is heading for a civil war of sorts. I hope I'm wrong but it sure seems inevitable.

I believe whites have turned a deaf ear to the echoes of past racism and the black community needs reforms so expensive that the only solution is violence/uprising.

The system is setup to keep the winners winning and the politicians give the illusion that change is coming. When someone fights to get their head above water they're not likely going to drown themselves. The BLM movement is getting the "winners" to act quickly as we can see but will it be enough?

[Mike193534]

Originally Posted by Choro&Swing

Columbus actually did enslave many thousands of indigenous people and presided over the deaths of hundreds of thousands, it is thought. Not a very nice guy.
Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia

I believe he was never in North America

[Bay Kid]

This isn't about the statues. It is a war against anything about white people.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Ramone

Oh, some "professor came up with a story that Christopher Columbus sold little girls into slavery. Now I wonder what document they have to prove that as truth? None! History means nothing to morons.

What "document?"

How about...his OWN WORDS?!

Click Here

The quote attributed to Columbus in the meme is accurate and was taken from a letter he wrote in 1500 to Doña Juana de la Torre, a nurse in the royal court of Queen Isabella and the sister of one of Columbus’ leading crew members on his second voyage to the Americas.

[Bobby W]

I’m a southerner and when I think of riots I think of Los Angeles, Detroit, New York, and dont forget Minnesota. The bigotry isn’t only in the South.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Pretty sure Harold Schwartz was neither a slave-owner nor a white supremacist. He was also not a born/bred Southerner and therefore not qualified to be hated as a result of his ancestors being members of the Confederacy. So I'd say his statue is safe.

The guy on the horse, I don't know who he's supposed to be. So I don't know if that one's safe or not. I'm suspicious of the dog though.

But, he is white.

[DeanFL]

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[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Choro&Swing

Read this article from Wikipedia, especially toward the end. It isn’t pretty.
Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia

You do know Wikipedia are write ins can be know where near actuate. Basically cut paste from opinion sources.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by karostay

Removing cell phones and social media =s Removing stupidity
These morons can't think. Just like sheep and cows they can only follow

Let’s see I can’t record conversation and it be admitted to court of law without consent, but I can take pictures without approval from the participants and it’s legal.

[mydavid]

I think you should be more worried about guarding your flower pots from the Trolls.