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Originally posted by 2BobTanner:

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Originally posted by olfuzzy:
Three more protesters were arrested Wednesday for participating in the toppling of a nearly century-old statue of a Confederate soldier in North Carolina.

Dante Strobino, 35, and Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, were arrested when they attended a court hearing for another woman who was charged Tuesday for climbing a ladder to attach a rope to the bronze soldier. Peter Gilbert, 39, was arrested later Wednesday afternoon.

The Durham County Sheriff’s office said the three arrested Wednesday were charged with two felonies related to inciting and participating in a riot that damaged property.








http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017...-north-carolina.html

Ngoc Loan Tran--yeah, I'm sure he has a legitimate grievance against the Confederacy.

Here is Ngoc Loan Tran's Linkedin page......"ngọc loan trần is a Việt/mixed-race immigrant, queer and gender weird disabled writer, storyteller and aspiring educator. loan was born in southeast asia and came to the united states with their mother, father and older brother in the mid-90's."

Tran's Linkedin Page

So based on Tran's linkedin page, Tran is essentially worthless.

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Originally posted by OcCurt:
So based on Tran's linkedin page, Tran is essentially worthless.

Maybe he just hasn't put his application in at the right spot yet.

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Originally posted by OcCurt:
So based on Tran's linkedin page, Tran is essentially worthless.

Tran is "useful"

Matt Walsh made a great point in a video he posted today. Are we ripping down the pyramids in Egypt because they were built by slaves?

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Originally posted by Ackks:
Matt Walsh made a great point in a video he posted today. Are we ripping down the pyramids in Egypt because they were built by slaves?

Most denominations of paper and coin money depicts former slave owners or structures built by slaves. Perhaps those offended should burn or destroy their money

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Originally posted by Ackks:
Matt Walsh made a great point in a video he posted today. Are we ripping down the pyramids in Egypt because they were built by slaves?

Plenty of slaves were used to build the great wall of China and don't forget that many of American Indian tribes held and used slaves before the white man ever walked on the continent.

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Originally posted by mbinky:
I'm glad they are arresting people, but these are just the usefull idiots. The left still got what they wanted - the statue is destroyed and it will never be put back up. The people in charge of this nonsense don't care if they have to sacrifice a few patsies along the way.

A means to an end is all that matters to them.

If enough "patsies" are sacrificed, perhaps it will become harder to get them. Even patsies must have some sense of self-preservation.

flashguy

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Originally posted by MNSIG:
I hope you Southern guys understand that many of us Yankees are pissed about the destruction of these monuments, too.

Especially since, beside the fact it's just plain wrong, some of us have roots in the south.

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Originally posted by mbinky:
I'm glad they are arresting people, but these are just the usefull idiots. The left still got what they wanted - the statue is destroyed and it will never be put back up. The people in charge of this nonsense don't care if they have to sacrifice a few patsies along the way.

They are the pawns and the Confederate statues are just the first few squares on the board.

We need to keep seeing the big picture and take the king.

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Originally posted by gw3971:

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Originally posted by Ackks:
Matt Walsh made a great point in a video he posted today. Are we ripping down the pyramids in Egypt because they were built by slaves?

Plenty of slaves were used to build the great wall of China and don't forget that many of American Indian tribes held and used slaves before the white man ever walked on the continent.

And African tribes raided other African tribes to use as slaves or to be sold to white slave traders for money or goods.

Early black on black crime.

No surprise here. Baltimore joins in.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017...ederate-statues.html

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Originally posted by olfuzzy:


Takiya Thompson, 22, brought a ladder up to the statue and used a rope to pull down the Confederate Soldiers Monument that was dedicated in 1924, according to The Associated Press. A diverse crowd of dozens cheered as the statue of a soldier holding a rifle fell to the ground in front of an old courthouse building that now houses local government offices in Durham County.

Seconds after the monument fell, protesters began kicking the crumpled bronze monument.

“I’m tired of white supremacy keeping its foot on my neck and the necks of people who look like me,” Thompson said at a news conference. “That statue glorifies the conditions that oppressed people live in, and it had to go.”

I'm curious as to whether Ms Thompson could produce concrete evidence of her oppression?

Was she denied publicly funded education?
Was she denied medical care at an emergency room?
Was she denied the opportunity to vote?
Was she denied the chance to pursue any field of study or career path?
Has she been wrongfully charged and convicted of a crime?
Has she been forced to live in inhumane condition not of her own making?
Was she denied the opportunity to get a drivers license?

She may come to the conclusion that she (and her mentality and culture) are the only factors oppressing her.

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Originally posted by gw3971:
Plenty of slaves were used to build the great wall of China and don't forget that many of American Indian tribes held and used slaves before the white man ever walked on the continent.

It's also ironic they’re knocking statues down wearing shoes made in a sweatshop in Asia

Beauvoir to America: Send us your unwanted Confederate statues
Thursday, August 17th 2017, 4:58 pm CDT
Thursday, August 17th 2017, 4:58 pm CDT
By WLOX StaffCONNECT

Officials at Beauvoir believe they have the proper place to display the statues with historical context. (Photo source: WLOX)


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http://www.wlox.com/story/3616...-confederate-statues
Officials at Beauvoir believe they have the proper place to display the statues with historical context. (Photo source: WLOX)
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -
Confederate statues and monuments across the country are coming down. Officials at Beauvoir said the statues would be welcomed at the last home of Jefferson Davis with open arms.

“We ask the cooperation of any and all fair-minded people to help with Beauvoir’s acquisition of these statues,” said assistant director Andrea Little in a news release.

Many Americans find monuments to the Confederacy offensive and feel they should not be displayed publicly. Officials at Beauvoir believe they have the proper place to display the statues with historical context.

“Our vision is to include the monuments as part of our historical narrative at Beauvoir,” said Little. “By expressing our desire for these monuments, we are in no way defending or condoning slavery, which was and is an evil institution that has no color or creed and has existed since the dawn of time.”

Little said the mission of Beauvoir is to educate visitors on the events of the Civil War and celebrate our heritage as Americans.

Copyright 2017 WLOX. All rights reserved.

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Originally posted by Russ59:....'m curious as to whether Ms Thompson could produce concrete evidence of her oppression?

Was she denied publicly funded education?
Was she denied medical care at an emergency room?
Was she denied the opportunity to vote?
Was she denied the chance to pursue any field of study or career path?
Has she been wrongfully charged and convicted of a crime?
Has she been forced to live in inhumane condition not of her own making?
Was she denied the opportunity to get a drivers license?

She may come to the conclusion that she (and her mentality and culture) are the only factors oppressing her.

Such conclusion would quite accurate. Seems to me the chance of her reaching/accepting that conclusion is quite remote, might have to become responsible and self reliant rather than blame others.

I liked it better when he stuck to touring with James Brown.