NYC Mayor De Blasio looking to remove statue of Columbus

[wcfanfourever]

You cant make this crap up

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may order the removal of the statue of Christopher Columbus in Manhattan's Columbus Circle.

The statue, which is over 100 years old, is one of the city artifacts currently under review in an effort to remove "symbols of hate." De Blasio, a Democrat who is running for re-election this November, ordered the review after the violent confrontations between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Virginia earlier this month.

De Blasio said the statue would be subject to the review. "We have to look at everything here," de Blasio said during Wednesday night's Democratic mayor debate.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, an ally of de Blasio and fellow Democrat, has called for the statue of Columbus to come down.

"I will wait for the commission, as I said Christopher Columbus is a controversial figure to many of us particularly in the Caribbean and I think that that has to be looked at, when you have to look at history we have to look at it thoroughly and clearly," she said on Monday.

 

[eaglesalumni]

I hear that they are trying to drag Custer off his horse as we speak.

 

[Neutron Monster]

He's playing into the other side's hands here

 

[BlackKnightIron5]

I hear that they are trying to drag Custer off his horse as we speak.

Let's remove the 7th Calvary for what? Geesh.

 

[wccards1974]

Let's remove the 7th Calvary for what? Geesh.

It offends the hell out of native Americans!!!

 

[BlackKnightIron5]

You cant make this crap up

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may order the removal of the statue of Christopher Columbus in Manhattan's Columbus Circle.

The statue, which is over 100 years old, is one of the city artifacts currently under review in an effort to remove "symbols of hate." De Blasio, a Democrat who is running for re-election this November, ordered the review after the violent confrontations between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Virginia earlier this month.

De Blasio said the statue would be subject to the review. "We have to look at everything here," de Blasio said during Wednesday night's Democratic mayor debate.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, an ally of de Blasio and fellow Democrat, has called for the statue of Columbus to come down.

"I will wait for the commission, as I said Christopher Columbus is a controversial figure to many of us particularly in the Caribbean and I think that that has to be looked at, when you have to look at history we have to look at it thoroughly and clearly," she said on Monday.

They will replace them with Tory loyalist statues that betrayed our founding fathers, all of whom came from New York that was defeated by the south in large part soldiers from South Carolina and every other war answered by southern soldiers from then to the present.

 

[BlackKnightIron5]

He's playing into the other side's hands here

There's only an other side if it fits your narrative. The rest of the time is generic madness.

 

[webbpaspilot]

is this a sports board, or did I take a wrong turn.

 

[BlackKnightIron5]

is this a sports board, or did I take a wrong turn.

No, it's a not a sports board, but you did take a right turn.

 

[3Rfan]

is this a sports board, or did I take a wrong turn.

It says Kansa City/political crap board. Seems no one wants to talk about KC sports so the moderator made it the place for political crap discussions and it is appropriately named.