Portland radicals deface and topple statue of George Washington

[Derec]

George Washington statue toppled during 22nd consecutive day of Portland protests

I guess NO historical white people are acceptable to the Far Left.

 

[Trausti]

Soon it will be living people.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Right wing or left wing radicals?

 

[Politesse]

George Washington statue toppled during 22nd consecutive day of Portland protests

I guess NO historical white people are acceptable to the Far Left.

Why do you think it's only slavers whose statues get toppled, if the goal is to attack all "historical white people"?

 

[Politesse]

Soon it will be living people.

If they want to take down currently living slave traders, I for one am all for it. Every last one of them should be imprisoned in their own jails. Land of the Free, motherfuckers. Sic semper tyrannis.

 

[Metaphor]

George Washington statue toppled during 22nd consecutive day of Portland protests

I guess NO historical white people are acceptable to the Far Left.

Why do you think it's only slavers whose statues get toppled, if the goal is to attack all "historical white people"?

Winston Churchill didn't own any slaves, and that did not 'save' him.

 

[Trausti]

Soon it will be living people.

If they want to take down currently living slave traders, I for one am all for it. Every last one of them should be imprisoned in their own jails. Land of the Free, motherfuckers. Sic semper tyrannis.

Let’s get to year zero.

 

[Politesse]

Soon it will be living people.

If they want to take down currently living slave traders, I for one am all for it. Every last one of them should be imprisoned in their own jails. Land of the Free, motherfuckers. Sic semper tyrannis.

Let’s get to year zero.

Name a single politician or prominent activist who promotes the erasure of historical knowledge.

 

[laughing dog]

The toppling/destruction of statutes is minor compared to the grievances driving these protests. This type of damage/destruction detracts from the real grievances and allows the some people to ignore the big picture.

 

[Trausti]

Let’s get to year zero.

Name a single politician or prominent activist who promotes the erasure of historical knowledge.

The Red Guards weren’t for historical erasure either; it justified their cause. And if the removal of monuments to those who once owned slaves is acceptable, why is any mosque left standing?

 

[Politesse]

Let’s get to year zero.

Name a single politician or prominent activist who promotes the erasure of historical knowledge.

The Red Guards weren’t for historical erasure either; it justified their cause. And if the removal of monuments to those who once owned slaves is acceptable, why is any mosque left standing?

Because mosques aren't "monuments to those who once owned slaves"?

 

[Trausti]

The Red Guards weren’t for historical erasure either; it justified their cause. And if the removal of monuments to those who once owned slaves is acceptable, why is any mosque left standing?

Because mosques aren't "monuments to those who once owned slaves"?

So, you’re okay with Mohamed’s warmongering, slavery, murder, and rape? But that doesn’t matter. So long as those destroying feel their cause is just, then it is just. Apparently.

 

[Politesse]

The Red Guards weren’t for historical erasure either; it justified their cause. And if the removal of monuments to those who once owned slaves is acceptable, why is any mosque left standing?

Because mosques aren't "monuments to those who once owned slaves"?

So, you’re okay with Mohamed’s warmongering, slavery, murder, and rape? But that doesn’t matter. So long as those destroying feel their cause is just, then it is just. Apparently.

No, I'm not. I would definitely oppose erecting statues of Mohammed in public places. So would every living Muslim, because the danger of deifying human beings is forefront in their theology and always has been.

 

[Trausti]

So, you’re okay with Mohamed’s warmongering, slavery, murder, and rape? But that doesn’t matter. So long as those destroying feel their cause is just, then it is just. Apparently.

No, I'm not. I would definitely oppose erecting statues of Mohammed in public places. So would every living Muslim, because the danger of deifying human beings is forefront in their theology and always has been.

But the mosque itself represents slavery and rape. Without Mohammed, there would be no mosques. It is a symbol of institutional racism and sexism and must go.

 

[Politesse]

So, you’re okay with Mohamed’s warmongering, slavery, murder, and rape? But that doesn’t matter. So long as those destroying feel their cause is just, then it is just. Apparently.

No, I'm not. I would definitely oppose erecting statues of Mohammed in public places. So would every living Muslim, because the danger of deifying human beings is forefront in their theology and always has been.

But the mosque itself represents slavery and rape. Without Mohammed, there would be no mosques. It is a symbol of institutional racism and sexism and must go.

I thought you opposed taking things down???

 

[repoman]

What is this logical fallacy or argumentative technique of "talking out of both sides of your mouth" called technically?

Trausti has done it actively here, and Politesse has done it through deflection.

I have been guilty of this in the past, so I am not making a judgment here.

 

[Derec]

If they want to take down currently living slave traders, I for one am all for it.

You'd have to go to the Middle East. In Saudi Arabia for example, slavery was legal until 1962. In Yemen, 1962 or 1967 depending on part of country (it was divided then). Oman, 1970. In Mauritania (not ME but nearly 100% Muslim) not until 1981!

But to point that out is not politically correct as it doesn't uniquely demonize people of European descent!

 

[Derec]

The toppling/destruction of statutes is minor compared to the grievances driving these protests. This type of damage/destruction detracts from the real grievances and allows the some people to ignore the big picture.

Bullshit. The "grievances" are mostly made up. Many orders of magnitude more black people are killed by other blacks than by police, and vast majority of police shootings are justified.

George Washington wasn't perfect, but then nobody is. He was still a great man who does not deserve this bullshit.

On the other hand, the Far Left has just given Trump a TV commercial or two.

 

[Derec]

Right wing or left wing radicals?

Left-wing radicals. That's why Politesse is supporting defacing George Washington while defending Islam.

 

[Politesse]

If they want to take down currently living slave traders, I for one am all for it.

You'd have to go to the Middle East. In Saudi Arabia for example, slavery was legal until 1962. In Yemen, 1962 or 1967 depending on part of country (it was divided then). Oman, 1970. In Mauritania (not ME but nearly 100% Muslim) not until 1981!

But to point that out is not politically correct as it doesn't uniquely demonize people of European descent!

Who defends Middle Eastern slavery?