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LanternWaste

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13. How about simply opposing slavery and not owning any...

Reply to RussBLib (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 15, 2020, 07:37 PM

Jun 2020

rather than reducing and minimizing admirable aspects of civic and national duty to "no warts at all"?

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Thomas Jefferson statue toppled in Portland, Oregon [View all] killaphill Jun 2020 OP

While we're at it bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #1

The Theatre of the Absurd in its 21st century form. Steelrolled Jun 2020 #8

Now its just mindless fun. milestogo Jun 2020 #2

A wingnut told me they got an Abe Lincoln statue somewhere IronLionZion Jun 2020 #3

It was in Mass LeftInTX Jun 2020 #4

not so fast.... killaphill Jun 2020 #5

I like the idea of designing a new statue IronLionZion Jun 2020 #14

Had children with his slave Sally Hemmings. Estate didn't free children, IIRC bobbieinok Jun 2020 #7

All of his children were freed upon his death. MoonchildCA Jun 2020 #12

Thanks for info. Hadn't realized that, bobbieinok Jun 2020 #16

Two of Sally's daughters gladium et scutum Jun 2020 #19

It's hard to find Confederate statues in Oregon. Sneederbunk Jun 2020 #6

perhaps we should establish a commission RussBLib Jun 2020 #9

How about simply opposing slavery and not owning any... LanternWaste Jun 2020 #13

Well, that rules out statues of indigenous Americans. cigsandcoffee Jun 2020 #23

Jefferson was a complicated guy melm00se Jun 2020 #24

His slaves were mortgaged. Scruffy1 Jun 2020 #30

So were a lot melm00se Jun 2020 #33

I spent my Junior year of HS in the Portland School District (1966) Johnyawl Jun 2020 #10

This is getting stupid Drahthaardogs Jun 2020 #11

This is what conservatives always said would happen Sarg Jun 2020 #15

Yes, those crafty conservatives saw this coming. n/t cigsandcoffee Jun 2020 #26

Whatever side you may come down on, warmfeet Jun 2020 #17

I Believe RobinA Jun 2020 #34

Did Jefferson own slaves? n/t TheFourthMind Jun 2020 #18

Over 600 in his life time gladium et scutum Jun 2020 #20

Yes, Jefferson did own slaves. Collimator Jun 2020 #22

This is Great News! McKim Jun 2020 #21

Now they've gone too far Polybius Jun 2020 #25

Can Lincoln be far behind? nt sarisataka Jun 2020 #27

For what reason? nt Gore1FL Jun 2020 #28

He was a white supremacist sarisataka Jun 2020 #29

It's true he was a Unionist. His first priority was that. Gore1FL Jun 2020 #31

True, he did achieve both things sarisataka Jun 2020 #32