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    NY Officials Vote to Scrap City Hall's Thomas Jefferson Statue

    A statue of Thomas Jefferson that has watched over the New York City Council in its chambers for more than a century will be removed after city leaders voted unanimously to get rid of the monument.


    The vote means that the likeness of America's third president — one that's been in city council chambers since 1915 — will be relocated by the New York Historical Society to a museum where more "context" can be added to the display.


    According to members of the council's Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus who'd pushed for the statue's removal, Jefferson's presence in the chamber was "a constant reminder of the injustices that have plagued communities of color since the inception of our country.".....snip~


    NY Officials Vote to Scrap City Hall's Thomas Jefferson Statue (townhall.com)


    Oh so more Context can be displayed.....He was white privileged? A Racist?
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    Fascists and Marxists always destroy before they build their totalitarian Utopias, and thats what the Nazi Democrats are doing here.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Great_American View Post
    Fascists and Marxists always destroy before they build their totalitarian Utopias, and thats what the Nazi Democrats are doing here.


    Republican Governors should tell the Deviants they will take the Statue in their Free Liberty States.
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    The statue itself is already historical in origin.

    How can we properly understand history and culture if we erase it or lock it away somewhere with a warning sign?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RMNIXON View Post
    The statue itself is already historical in origin.

    How can we properly understand history and culture if we erase it or lock it away somewhere with a warning sign?
    History does not long Entrust the care of Freedom, to the Weak or Timid!!!!! Dwight D. Eisenhower ~

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