Posted on 06/25/2020 1:06:08 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Modern America is far from the only place where mobs have torn down statues. “During the French Revolution there were attacks on statues,” says Jarrett Stepman, author of “The War on History.” “Of course, that devolved into attacks on people.” Stepman discusses France’s history of statue-toppling, Lincoln’s warnings on mob rule, and more. Listen to the interview on the podcast, or read the lightly edited transcript, pasted below.
Modern America is far from the only place where mobs have torn down statues. “During the French Revolution there were attacks on statues,” says Jarrett Stepman, author of “The War on History.” “Of course, that devolved into attacks on people.” Stepman discusses France’s history of statue-toppling, Lincoln’s warnings on mob rule, and more. Listen to the interview on the podcast, or read the lightly edited transcript, pasted below.
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she’s shaped like the teacup she’s holding.
It’s actually an intelligent article. Why make fun of her looks?
To destroy a people, you must first sever their roots. - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Luckily we freepers don’t have to post photos and face criticism.
I won’t criticize conservative writers. Leftist writers, on the other hand...
The paid vandals of the left do not represent true public, citizen outrage. It’s all just kabuki theater and the effort to scare everyone into submission. Just follow the money and look behind the curtain. The world is not going up in flames. But if the real people, taxl-paying citizens of these nations ever get really pissed, the left will be in some major ka-ka.
PING!
"Communards"? I think we still have plenty of those.
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Statues DONT FIRE BACK.
Technology has moved on and statues as symbols are not what they were.
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Was just my observation.
Is the statue of Marion Berry still standing in Washington DC, or are these the same historically challenged (and mentally challenged) vandals who pulled down Ulysses Grant and have now mistaken Berry for a pipe smoking confederate general and carted him off to the river?
Heck there's a good chance Washington DC will be renamed "Barryton" before this is all over.
When a mob threw down the statues of Sulla and Pompey, after their defeat by Julius Caesar, Caesar had them restored. Later, Augustus had the statue of Pompey moved to be near an arena so more people could see it.
“Dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen.” - Heinrich Heine
Legend has it Ceasar was assassinated in front of the statue of Pompey.
Her looks are OK, not sure that the picture flatters her size! Intelligent..mistake.
That is a compliment to Malcolm X’s comment, “People without a past are people without a future.”
This is what totalitarians do.
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