Posted on 06/16/2020 8:30:19 PM PDT by conservative98
They want a statue of heavy metal.
More than 50,000 people have signed a petition to replace Richmond, Virginia’s statue of Robert E. Lee with a memorial to the late frontman of heavy metal band GWAR.
“Robert E. Lee is a failed war general that supported a racist cause. For too long, the city of Richmond has been displaying statues of him and other loser civil war veterans,” reads the Change.org petition, which had 50,247 signatures as of Tuesday night.
“We the scumdogs of the universe call on the city of Richmond to erect a statue of great local leader Oderus Urungus in its place,” it adds.
Oderus Urungus, an intergalactic barbarian and the lead singer of GWAR, was portrayed by Richmond musician Dave Brockie, who started the band in 1984. He died in 2014 of a heroin overdose.
“While Oderus comes from the planet Scumdogia, he called Richmond his home, working with the local art community and employing local artists and ladies of the night,” the petition states.
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AND the TRUE History !!!
>> “Robert E. Lee is a failed war general that supported a racist cause”
These malcontents along with their corporate sponsors are literally raping America’s heritage.
The wagons need to be circled now, and that includes guarding the factions of academia that have the character to appreciate the controversial artifacts of the Country’s relatively young existence.
We’re rapidly approaching critical mass, and those ambitious corporate operators really need to stand down and give serious consideration to the consequences of their funding & advocacy.
“Robert E. Lee is a failed war general that supported a racist cause.”
The historic Robert E. Lee was a successful West Point student, a keen engineer, career military professional. He married well and when it came to choosing sides he fought with Virginians with the theorized purpose of keeping the Virginian aristocracy in control.
Was 4chan involved with this poll?
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