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? There's been a movement to remove Columbus Day as a holiday due his perception as a cruel man who enslaved people. Should Washington's birthday get the same treatment?
Are you reading your post. I will highlight just one of your ridiculous thoughts.
Who in the hell is the movement to remove Columbus Day? Uhhh, could it be a conservative, like me, or and anti american cancel culture guy like yourself?
Right here on this very post your are coming out that libs are about canceling stuff they don't like. Makes my skin crawl. The hell is that you people, as milquetoast as you are, will succeed in the end.
Don't bother denying, we have known this for some time. Hey you are about to miss your meeting downtown, grab your arm band and get going. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr


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And, btw, please explain just WTF Obama has to do with it.
Great post, a lot to be learned there. Hey did you see one of y'all on another thread suggests a 'movment' to cancel Columbus Day. I never think about Movements. Do you think about movements a lot, tearing things down?

OK, as to your asking me what Obama 'has to do with it'? He started it, you silly girl. Here is a link. "We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America'. He was the originator of modern day Woke. Glad to help you out. Always come to me about current events. Or, Wildgrass and Viv and the McHill character will catch you up with their history lesson on Trump. Here is a quick read link for you.

https://www.timesrepublican.com/opinion/columnists/2022/06/biden-continues-obamas-fundamental-transformation/

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@vivify said
Is it wrong to watch a Roman Polanski flick knowing he raped a minor? He is widely regarded as a master film maker. Would I be wrong to try to separate the art from the artist?

Same for Michael Jackson, Woody Allen or Kevin Spacey, all greats in their field who have created memorable works. Should their creations be disregarded and banned the way the Cosby Show has been ...[text shortened]... perception as a cruel man who enslaved people. Should Washington's birthday get the same treatment?
Michael Jackson’s alleged crimes were never proven and his weird personality can be explained in other ways than pedophilia


@vivify said
Is it wrong to watch a Roman Polanski flick knowing he raped a minor? He is widely regarded as a master film maker. Would I be wrong to try to separate the art from the artist?

Same for Michael Jackson, Woody Allen or Kevin Spacey, all greats in their field who have created memorable works. Should their creations be disregarded and banned the way the Cosby Show has been ...[text shortened]... perception as a cruel man who enslaved people. Should Washington's birthday get the same treatment?
That is a classical question.

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@athousandyoung said
Michael Jackson’s alleged crimes were never proven and his weird personality can be explained in other ways than pedophilia
Michael Jackson?!?!?!? do you know girls are being raped at the border, Biden’s border? And you are writing about your Michael Jackson?


@averagejoe1 said
Michael Jackson?!?!?!? do you know girls are being raped at the border, Biden’s border? And you are writing about your Michael Jackson?
Take it to the Border thread Spanky

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@averagejoe1 said
Michael Jackson?!?!?!? do you know girls are being raped at the border, Biden’s border? And you are writing about your Michael Jackson?
And you know this because Mexicans are rapists, right?

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@suzianne said
And you know this because Mexicans are rapists, right?
Trump did not say "Mexicans are rapist" you're sounding a lot like the ex-compulsive liar George Floyd. Trump was referring to the high incidence of women being raped while making the illegal crossing, who are advised to prepare for the crossing by taking birth control in advance.

A huge issue that screwy kablooey would like to ignore, a huge issue that Trump called out.

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There is a similar problem.

A lot of freedom fighters were bandits, criminals or cooperated with some nasty regimes.

Take only this example: Bandera.