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-Great Cultural Revolution
Workmen remove Thomas Jefferson statue from NYC City Hall after 187 years because workers complained America's slave-owning third president made them uncomfortable
2021-11-23
It will be interesting to see what the new guy does about it once he’s sworn in.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The request for Jefferson's statue removal came from the Commission on Racial Justice and Reconciliation, led by outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife Charlene McCray, after black staff complained about the statue that honors a slave owner.
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Posted by:Skidmark

#5  3 & 4 -- LOL

Oddly, there's very good video portrait of Jefferson by the very liberal Ken Burns. It hasn't been banned yet, but, as the lady said, tomorrow is another day.
Posted by: Matt   2021-11-23 16:12  

#4  I imagine those same workers have zero qualms about accepting $1 and $20 bills bearing images of other slave-owning US presidents.
Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843   2021-11-23 15:14  

#3  ^ aka "tomorrow"
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2021-11-23 14:56  

#2  I read news like this and think "Surely we have reached Peak Insanity now." But there's always something else.
Posted by: Matt   2021-11-23 13:39  

#1  Over the years, that statue had taken on a frown...
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2021-11-23 08:22  

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