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The President of the University of Texas at Austin released a letter regarding the removal of statues on the campus.
[...] The University of Texas at Austin is a public educational and research institution, first and foremost. The historical and cultural significance of the Confederate statues on our campus — and the connections that individuals have with them — are severely compromised by what they symbolize. Erected during the period of Jim Crow laws and segregation, the statues represent the subjugation of African Americans. That remains true today for white supremacists who use them to symbolize hatred and bigotry.
The University of Texas at Austin has a duty to preserve and study history. But our duty also compels us to acknowledge that those parts of our history that run counter to the university's core values, the values of our state and the enduring values of our nation do not belong on pedestals in the heart of the Forty Acres.
The issue isn't a new one, they first looked into the issue in 2015, and had a wide range of options including effectively turning the mall into an open air museum, which they eventually decided against. Should the statues be relocated from their historical context just because of the attitudes and behaviour of noisy minorities? (Your humble editor cannot forget the local riots when a historical but hostile-themed statue was relocated.)
(Score: 5, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday August 22 2017, @07:34PM (1 child)
This vandalism is very troubling. I see it going on and I'm very worried by it. They vandalized the statues of President Saddam Hussein, who was elected several times with over 99% of the vote. A big, big mandate from the voters. He was so popular, nobody ran against him. Because nobody had a chance against such a popular leader. And the people of Iraq were grateful for the terrific things he did. They put up statues everywhere. But look at what happened. The vandals came and tore down the statues. With total disrespect. Egregious! And I ask you this, I ask you this: if they vandalize the statues of such an amazingly popular President, what's next? Whose statues will they destroy next? Is any President's legacy safe? The vicious alt-left wouldn't tear down the statues of Barack Hussein Obama, but they're normalizing vandalism. So don't be surprised, globalist liberals, when the Obama statues fall to the ground. 🇺🇸
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Wednesday August 23 2017, @12:12AM
So true. And those same vandals, after heroic American soldiers rescued President Hussein [wixstatic.com] from an underground bunker, tried, convicted and hanged that most popular of Iraqi leaders. Sad!
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