Posted on 06/01/2020 1:04:20 PM PDT by Zenyatta
An Alabama professor obliquely encouraged protesters outraged over the death of George Floyd to pull down monuments that are celebrating racism and white nationalism and gave demonstrators detailed instructions on how to safely do it.
The thread PSA For ANYONE who might be interested in how to pull down an obelisk* safely from an Egyptologist who never ever in a million years thought this advice might come in handy, wrote Sarah Parcak, a professor and Egyptologist at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
In the U.S., the most famous obelisk, a tall upright pillar erected as a commemorative monument, is, of course, the Washington Monument. Parcak was careful to admonish protesters to NOT PULL DOWN WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
But Parcak also suggested that such obelisks might be masquerading as a racist monument I dunno.
(Excerpt) Read more at lacortenews.com ...
Talk about a ‘dog-whistle’ that even Helen Keller could hear!!
They’re basically saying “we can’t match your achievements, therefore we’re going to burn yours down”.
That’s a man, baby.
Will do. Thsnks so much for checking my outrage, CrimsonTidegirl. Very much appreciated. FReegards.
Looking at your homepage...if I wasn’t married for 44 years...I’d be stalking you.
Just kidding of course. Thanks again for the information.
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“Not a chance. Shell never do any time. Liberals are not subject to any laws.”
We got a bunch of leftists locked up in state prison. They were prosecuted under the state’s anti-klan law for inciting a riot. So the leftists are more than welcome to come on down south and riot. We have plenty of room in prison.
LOL. Thanks for the compliment.
Take care!
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