Thorin Oakenshield: “Racist.”
Most of these statues were put in place well after the civil war, during the Jim Crow era. Many were erected during the 20th century, and were there to praise the treason of the confederacy, as well as remind African decedents that they were once treated as property.
Because we care more.
my enormous and incredibly well-endowed phallus
The policy Yale enacted after the Calhoun debacle is helpful here (via Matt Yglesias):
Confederate States of America President Donald Trump
It’s absolutely, undeniably a false equivalency to equate wealthy people who owned slaves in a society where every wealthy person owned slaves to people who actively chose to attempt to rebel against their country’s government and form their own government for the specific and sole purpose of continuing the right to…
huh...maybe the fucking president should be talking about those ‘real issues’ rather than letting his syphilitic mind type out rambling, incomprehensible tweets and ad hominem attacks against random people who slight him.
Trump isn’t Bettlejuice. He doesn’t become less powerful if you avoid saying his name. He’s the president of the United States, a job that at least used to be considered the most powerful position in the world.
I’m beginning to think this Trump guy is incompetent...
Finally, a relevant voice on the topic.
I can’t believe we live in a world where the “dude, you’re getting a Dell” guy is more elegant and thought provoking then the president. And I by no means any offense to the Dell guy, but I feel like the president should be a notch or two above him in decency...
This is the DLC mission segment that we need to deal with right now.
Rhett - How does the “Where’s the Beef?” Lady feel about this whole situation? The world needs to know.
lol So no then. Thanks for stopping by. Real worthwhile stuff you’ve got there.
One or two I believe.
You’re stupid and your trolling is fucking weak. Try harder.
Shit take is absolute shit.
You know, it’s amazing that Germany somehow managed to preserve its history without putting statues of Hitler on every other block. It’s almost like remembering the past and celebrating racist fucks are two separate things.