Posted on 07/07/2020 9:00:28 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Over the past month, statues and depictions of prior presidents, Christopher Columbus, and even religious homages have been subjected to forms of vandalism by many unhinged “activists”.
So, it is with little surprise that the latest casualty of the attacks on statues was none other than that of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass in Maplewood Park.
According to Rochester Police, the tearing down of the statue of Douglass took place during the Fourth of July weekend. Police stated that the depiction of Douglass was removed from the base where it was erected, and was found approximately 50 feet from its original location.
While the statue itself did not have any sort of graffiti applied to it, officials noted that one of the fingers on the statue was damaged in conjunction with the obvious damage sustained to the statue’s base.
Reports indicate that the statue was removed in order to apply repairs to the damage sustained.
This particular case of vandalism is by far the most bizarre of statues to have been targeted by extremists intent on tearing down statues of historical figures. The reason being is that Douglass is perhaps one of the most important figures associated with the abolitionist movement.
Douglass, who was born a slave and eventually attained his freedom, accomplished so much in a period of America’s history when there were so many literal and metaphorical obstacles for black Americans.
He held numerous public offices in his time, was an accomplished writer and creator of news publications, and even assisted Ulysses S. Grant in his presidential campaign and heralded Grant’s acts that targeted the Ku Klux Klan when Democrats had formed the racist organization.
Perhaps it was Douglass’ affiliation with the Republican party that may have set off those against the statue – but it could merely be just another acted-out bit of aggression toward monuments in general that have swept throughout the nation.
Whatever the modus operandi was in dismantling this statue of a man who helped shape this country, the act is yet another stain upon recent events that have showcased disdain for America’s history as a nation.
They are just like the Taliban and ISIS, they don’t care what the history is, they want it all destroyed.
Thank you Nikki Haley.
She didn’t care about our history because it’s not her history, she was born an Indian national from two Indian national parents and is NOT a natural born citizen.
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Madison protesters tear down
Capitol statues, attack state Senator
from Milwaukee as fury erupts again
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ABOUT A CIVIL WAR HERO’S STATUE
GETTING TORN DOWN
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Those monkeys are too stupid to know anything about Douglas, much less, his party affiliation. They're just out there tearing stuff up, cause they like to tear stuff up.
They know they can get away with it, and even if they get caught, do the whole black ghetto thing, and they'll get out of it.
The KKK would be cheering for the vandals.
Well there you have it folks. It’s a bunch of ignorant punks having fun going wild. There is no “cause” here....
Shame. Shame.
Frederick Douglass...abolitionist and liberator.
It’s come to this. Be prepared to shoot, you who either value freedom or just want to go on living.
A BLMer/Antifa’s life means nothing to me. All I see is 200 lbs of angry meat with eyes bent on killing me.
I’m voting absentee. These rioters / “protesters” will likely be in the streets until and during election day and it appears that they will decide who gets to pass and go in to vote. There are no police. The mob is now the authority.
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Where is Trump ? All talk and no action !
As I keep saying, this isn’t about a few Confederate generals.
We need to start a list of statues and monuments toppled and defaced that are completely absurd. There’s this one, the WWII memorial in DC, the statue of abolitionist Union Col Hans Christian Heg in Madison, WI, the memorial to the 54th Massachusetts regiment (freed slaves fighting for the union), just for starters.
This is classic Marxist Year Zero, forget your past stuff.
I thought it was a general rant against idolatry (that’s why Muslims have no statues - anywhere) /s
Where is Trump ? All talk and no action !
However, talking about the destruction of the Douglass statue is something Trump can and should talk about. He can use it to highlight the ignorance of the Biden supporters and spread the news that Douglass was a Republican and the people who hated him were all democrats.
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