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Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy brought down, tossed into Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Baltimore Sun ^ | 7/4/2020 | Colin Campbell and Emily Opilo

Posted on 07/05/2020 7:08:02 AM PDT by Nextrush

A crowd of shouting protesters yanked down the Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy, dragged it to the edge of Baltimore's Inner Harbor and rolled it with a splash into the water as fireworks went off around the city on the night of the Fourth of July.

Dedicated in 1984, the statue is the latest monument in the U.S. to fall this year during the national reckoning over racism and police violence that also has toppled statues of Confederate figures and enslavers around the country.....

(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: baltimore; christophercolumbus; maryland; nikkisfault; obamasfault; statue; statueattack; vandalism
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1 posted on 07/05/2020 7:08:02 AM PDT by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush

If only there was a law against this.


2 posted on 07/05/2020 7:09:38 AM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: Nextrush

Where is Tony Soprano when you need him?


3 posted on 07/05/2020 7:09:57 AM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (The 2020 election Trump victory determines the fate of America and Freedom.)
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To: Nextrush
Fourth of July Biden rally...


4 posted on 07/05/2020 7:10:04 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Nextrush

Some Black Lives Matter (SBLM) just doing what Cultural Marxist created organizations do.


5 posted on 07/05/2020 7:10:06 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Nextrush

The video of this...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wDRHOFXtL34


6 posted on 07/05/2020 7:10:10 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODYS BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

I thought littering was illegal.


7 posted on 07/05/2020 7:10:43 AM PDT by Texas Eagle
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To: Nextrush

the national reckoning over racism and police violence

They continue to push the meme.


8 posted on 07/05/2020 7:11:30 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Nextrush
Shameful. And the city government and the police did nothing
9 posted on 07/05/2020 7:11:50 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

He died with a bunch of other Italians in New York’s Covid-19 cesspool of death.


10 posted on 07/05/2020 7:12:00 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Nextrush

The Baltimorons strike again.


11 posted on 07/05/2020 7:12:11 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Nextrush

My link had problems so I will give the article another link here....

https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-columbus-statue-20200705-xc4bhthfhjaflifz72org2lrhy-story.html


12 posted on 07/05/2020 7:12:47 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODYS BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Rummyfan

Were police told to stay away?

Is it now racist or bigoted to interfere with mobs committing violence?


13 posted on 07/05/2020 7:14:49 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: jerod

These Idiots should thank God they live in the United States and not Africa


14 posted on 07/05/2020 7:15:05 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Nextrush

WJZ-TV video report on the story:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=SLu4a-P-5yo


15 posted on 07/05/2020 7:15:28 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODYS BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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Would love to see Nancy Pelosi discuss this desecration. Her father was Mayor of Baltimore and no doubt used statue as a prop in his campaign narratives. BTW this would never have happened in the heyday of the Mafia.


16 posted on 07/05/2020 7:15:47 AM PDT by allendale
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Clearly there is a bias against Italians there.


17 posted on 07/05/2020 7:17:12 AM PDT by griswold3 (Democratic Socialism is Slavery by Mob Rule)
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To: Nextrush

The government is not going to protect the people. American patriots will have to defend themselves. Situations like this should lead to piles of anarchist bodies piled around still standing statues.


18 posted on 07/05/2020 7:17:37 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: allendale

Many of these statues were paid for by Americans of Italian descent


19 posted on 07/05/2020 7:17:50 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: Nextrush

So, you think this is just about Trump. Its not. Its about China. Notice who is supporting this right now. Amazon, Nike, NBC, ABC, Microsoft, Starbucks. Companies that have a lot riding on China. Amazon makes its money by selling Chinese imports to Americans. Microsoft sells into China and does much of their programming in China. Nike sells shoes in China. But they make shoes in Chinese sweat shops. NBC, CBS, and ABC need China to have profitable movie or park divisions. Starbucks, McDonalds, Coke, all sell their products in China. All these companies only have growth because of China. So, don’t expect American companies to support an America first agenda. In fact they all support BLM. A front group for Antifa and the left wing of the democrat party. China has infiltrated us more than you realize. Our media, our schools, our lower politicians have accepted Chines money. And many can be blackmailed. Or at least lose their profits. China has learned to corrupt us. And no better example of their plan, is the current state of Australia.


20 posted on 07/05/2020 7:19:44 AM PDT by poinq
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