08-18-2017, 11:28 AM
There's so much wrong with the comparison that even crickets are silent actually.
New York is going to remove statues from the CUNY hall of great Americans (Jackson and Lee). New York is also pushing for the military to rename streets on base to be less offensive. Ironically, New York (city and state) is named after one of the most prolific slave traders ever. Want to guess if they'll suggest changing the name of their state and city?
Is Malcom X Blvd. on the list of street names that should be changed? For over a decade he espoused that white people were the devil, blacks are superior, and every other hateful teaching of the Nation of Islam. Nope. Schools, streets, parks, memorials to him will remain untouched.
Add Robert Byrd from West Virginia to that list as well. He started his own KKK chapter, recruited other white supremacists, and became their leader. His honorary namings will remain as well.
Yale University is named for Elihu Yale, also one of the periods slave traders. He oversaw the kidnapping and enslavement of children! In fact, slavery and/or the slave trade helped build and finance most of the Ivy League universities we know today.
What we're witnessing now is hysteria, selective moral outrage, and political opportunism. Period.
Sir Charles has it right:
https://twitter.com/RickKarle/status/898...36/video/1
New York is going to remove statues from the CUNY hall of great Americans (Jackson and Lee). New York is also pushing for the military to rename streets on base to be less offensive. Ironically, New York (city and state) is named after one of the most prolific slave traders ever. Want to guess if they'll suggest changing the name of their state and city?
Is Malcom X Blvd. on the list of street names that should be changed? For over a decade he espoused that white people were the devil, blacks are superior, and every other hateful teaching of the Nation of Islam. Nope. Schools, streets, parks, memorials to him will remain untouched.
Add Robert Byrd from West Virginia to that list as well. He started his own KKK chapter, recruited other white supremacists, and became their leader. His honorary namings will remain as well.
Yale University is named for Elihu Yale, also one of the periods slave traders. He oversaw the kidnapping and enslavement of children! In fact, slavery and/or the slave trade helped build and finance most of the Ivy League universities we know today.
What we're witnessing now is hysteria, selective moral outrage, and political opportunism. Period.
Sir Charles has it right:
https://twitter.com/RickKarle/status/898...36/video/1