Opinion Theodore Roosevelt Statue is Coming Down

[nostradumbass]

Why?

For home invading a pregnant bipoc woman and holding a gun to her belly to rob her.

 

[tangata motu'a]

For invading the home of a pregnant bipoc woman and holding a gun to her belly to rob her.

Amazing how people were worried about that after he was murdered by the police. Nobody is saying Floyd is perfect, but he is a symbol for the hatred people of color face as well as the need for police reform in this country. He certainly is more influential than most of the obscure military leaders that had their statues torn down

 

[Last Falconry]

it started as a joke but at this point I genuinely think conservatives believe that statues are the only way to learn about history

 

[MicroBrew]

For home invading a pregnant bipoc woman and holding a gun to her belly to rob her.

She wasn't pregnant.

 

[nostradumbass]

Amazing how people were worried about that after he was murdered by the police. Nobody is saying Floyd is perfect, but he is a symbol for the hatred people of color face as well as the need for police reform in this country. He certainly is more influential than most of the obscure military leaders that had their statues torn down

A fentanyl addicted home invader is more influential than a US president? Says more about you than either of the people.

 

[MicroBrew]

it started as a joke but at this point I genuinely think conservatives believe that statues are the only way to learn about history

Oh they know otherwise, they are just mad that overt celebration of White supremacy is being taken down, so they come up with the lame ass excuse that history is being rewritten.

 

[nostradumbass]

She wasn't pregnant.

Well maybe she should have thought about that before expecting to not get her house broken into and robbed by junkies.

 

[Curmudgeon]

She wasn't pregnant.

Thank fuck, I was beginning to think Floyd was a bad person.

 

[tangata motu'a]

A fentanyl addicted home invader is more influential than a US president? Says more about you than either of the people.

I said obscure generals, not Presidents. I excluded those guys who, you know OWNED other human beings, or committed genocide against native Americans. But yea, that is nothing compared to a guy that had a substance abuse issue

 

[Mr Holmes]

They should put a statue of a white Karen on that horse and keep the rest the same. They're the new savior for blacks.

 

[sickness2.0]

Need that sweet Orwell chin music ASAP @Papi Chulo

• “The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” ... - Mike Tyson
• Year- 1849

 

[44nutman]

Top 3 or 4 wrestling President. Trained Judo, catch and Jiu Jitsu. Wrestled a Bear and had his own fight Club.
Would get killed by Lincoln.
Would lose to Prime Taft, due to Tafts size.
Eisenhower and George Washington would be fun match ups. Washington is the wild card due to a freak athlete, but was collar and elbow style, which is why Teddy is 3 or 4.
Teddy deserves a statue.

 

[gluehuffer1776]

they should take down the george floyd statue. it shows dominance over the pregnant woman he threatened and robbed

 

[nostradumbass]

I said obscure generals, not Presidents. I excluded those guys who, you know OWNED other human beings, or committed genocide against native Americans. But yea, that is nothing compared to a guy that had a substance abuse issue

A substance abuse and violent felony issue, and you not knowing Teddy Roosevelt was president sounds like a good reason to not remove the statue.

 

[12ga.]

The elite dont mind that. He was first president to propose UHC. Gotta go.

 

[Hadron90]

Replace Roosevelt with Biden, and the statue is contemporary.

 

[Rational Poster]

"Apparently it displays dominance of a white man over black people and native Americans."

It definitely displays dominance of a white man over black people and native Americans.

Being mounted has long been a display of authority and regality over others.

This symbolism dates back to ancient times.

 

[A Very Serious Cat]

Replace Roosevelt with Biden, and the statue is contemporary.

Can we get this as a statue?

 

[GoodBadHBK]

"Apparently it displays dominance of a white man over black people and native Americans."

It definitely displays dominance of a white man over black people and native Americans.

Being mounted has long been a display of authority and regality over others.

This symbolism dates back to ancient times.

Nah I've never seen Teddy not on a horse. Perhaps he was wrong for not bringing 2 more horses for his friends.

 

[Rational Poster]

Top 3 or 4 wrestling President. Trained Judo, catch and Jiu Jitsu. Wrestled a Bear and had his own fight Club.
Would get killed by Lincoln.
Would lose to Prime Taft, due to Tafts size.
Eisenhower and George Washington would be fun match ups. Washington is the wild card due to a freak athlete, but was collar and elbow style, which is why Teddy is 3 or 4.
Teddy deserves a statue.

I'm quite sure there are still literally thousands of statues and busts and portraits and books of Teddy all over public and private property still.

Does he deserve literally every one that was ever made? This one is certainly questionable at least.