Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Didn't seem to bother anyone for the past hundred years. But, then again maybe they knew something we don't? Or, maybe they weren't "sensitive" to "feelings." Thanks for the laugh today. My wife almost fell out of her chair laughing at my being called a racist and white supremacist. Maybe some day I'll let you in on the reason. Sorry, not your fault. Some folks are just emotional and take a discussion and make it into an AGENDA and take any controversial subject and make a verbal war of it. Yes, tear down those bad statues. Plant a tree for the tree huggers. Hey, don't get me wrong, I love trees. Especially fruit trees, because they make good fuel for smoking meat.
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Hey, I love you all. We disagree. I bet if I met you out on the town, I'd like you.
It's been a good conversation. I think it's time we move on. Peace. |
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A few broken windows!!!!!!!!!!
A goofier statement can not be made than that. |
#169
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Most of the future generations will never know the real history of our country. It will all be whatever the mind bending education will teach them. SAD
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Politicians never worry about spending other People’s money.
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This all started back in 2016 as part of that "tantrum a week" flurry that plagued America. Confederate statues, metoo, people having their "bathroom rights" violated or something...I'm sure people can remember a lot of the others. I prefer not to. I have no doubt that there ARE sincere people who want the statues removed for righteous reasons. But for others, it is nothing more than virtue-signaling, and all that posturing is beyond a bit tiresome. Maybe we need to grow up. |
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Did Alex Stephens speak for ALL of the Southern soldiers? Fine, then have the statue removed PROPERLY, not by rioters and protesters. |
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When the Patriots defeated the Bristish, American mobs pulled down the British statues, as seen in this illustration. It's a tradition, I suppose.
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The statue was removed properly, by the state and town government, by order of Governor Northrom (I might have spelled that wrong). It was dismantled so that it could fit on flatbed trucks and moved off the premises. It'll be properly restored, cleaned, and stored, until it's placed in a more suitable location. Hopefully a museum where its history and significance can be better appreciated and understood.
Last edited by OrangeBlossomBaby; 09-26-2021 at 08:24 PM. |
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I'll take "Things that'll never happen" for $800, Alex...
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The majority of Southern soldiers did NOT own slaves. The soldiers were fighting for their homes and state, not for slavery. |
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The war was about taxes on farms for the most part.
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There were several causes of the Civil War. "States Rights" is brought up as a primary cause - but which rights are they talking about? Answer: The right to own slaves. The South wanted each state to maintain its right to allow slavery. The North wanted to abolish slavery, and the South insisted that infringed on the states' rights.
That was the PRIMARY cause of the war. There were other causes. But that was the big one. If there was no slavery, there likely would not have been a war. |
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Yup...
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