Posted on 04/13/2018 10:01:57 PM PDT by ZagFan
A statue to Thomas Jefferson on the lawn of the University of Virginia was defaced with the words 'racist' and 'rapist' early on Friday morning, just before the start of celebrations marking the 275th anniversary of his birth.
A UVA spokesman said: 'The university is disappointed that individuals vandalized the statue of Thomas Jefferson on the Lawn on the day that we honor his contributions to our University and to our democracy.
'UVA welcomes open and civil discourse on such important issues. However, acts of vandalism do not contribute to meaningful discussion.
'Crews from Facilities Management are removing the vandalism, and the University Police Department is investigating the incident.'
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Even so, there was an emerging and thriving black middle class until the Soviet activists hit them, and everybody else, creating the black panthers, the hippies, the bra-burners, the queers, left-wing militants, the tree-huggers, baby killers etc etc etc. Dividing and conquering America.
And then Communist LBJ clobbered them with “The Great Society” destroying the black family with welfare and “Urban Renewal” bulldozing entire neighborhoods including functioning black businesses.
In case you hadn’t noticed...the Soviets are now gone, but they won the Cold War.
I can’t argue with you there.
Jefferson owned slaves. Even though he did, I still revere him and all Americans of every color owes him a debt of gratitude. That said, he wasn’t perfect.
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