Aye, & it gets more attention than real events, eg, murders.
Symbolism....it gives me insight into why so many religions
oppose idol worship.
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Fraternity brothers pose with guns in front of Emmett Till Memorial
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Symbolism....it gives me insight into why so many religions
oppose idol worship.
By labeling it, the lesson is lost.
The lesson was lost when they committed the act.
The label is to help snowflakes avoid over-reaction.
Stanyon
WWMRD?
They could have been there to protect it from vandals as part of a fraternity volunteerism program.
Are such pranks ever sensitive & caring?
The Reverend Bob
Fart Machine and Beastmaster
Racist pranks, never. And they should face consequences.
Funniest i ever saw i have no pic. In a rough area of Manchester a church sign
Jesus saves fallen women
ask him to save one for me
I'm sure conservative snowflakes know better.
Back in my school days, I recall one day seeing the front yard of a particular fraternity with hundreds of plastic forks (tines up) embedded into the ground. One of the sororities did it.
I've heard of similar pranks. I was living next door to a frat house, and we had a sign out front supporting the Democratic candidate for mayor - and they destroyed the sign. I was pissed. I got into a heated argument with them. I was a lot meaner than you've ever seen me here. I think they thought I was some sort crazed psycho with a few loose screws, so they never bothered me again. Plus, we always had a crew of lowlifes over on any given night. I hung out with a rough crowd back in those days.
To me, I thought they crossed the line. Pranks are one thing, when it's fraternity vs. fraternity. But when it goes outside of that realm, then it goes too far.
It bothers me whenever I see this kind of vandalism. I recall visiting the Washington Monument many years ago, and the stairway to the top was closed because there had been too much vandalism of the markers along the steps.
As for the removal of historical statues, if it's done legally and with all due process, then it wouldn't necessarily qualify as vandalism. I'll admit I have somewhat mixed feelings about it myself - and I can understand the removal of some statues in some communities. I would leave that up to the local populace to decide what statues are appropriate and which are not.
Since you're from AZ, you may be aware that we have a statue of Pancho Villa here in downtown Tucson. It was a gift from the President of Mexico in 1981. Some conservative groups have fought to try to have it removed, but thus far their efforts have failed.
And while I agree that everyone has a right to be an idiot, they don't have the right to vandalize or destroy public property.
The Reverend Bob
Fart Machine and Beastmaster
When I visited the JFK memorial in Dallas there were all sorts of vandalism, the worst I saw beside the graffiti was the human excrement that was purposely piled on the epitaph. I went there to pay by respect but left disgusted, I returned one week later because my trip was ending to see the memorial again and sure enough no one bothered to clean it up and there was even more excrement on the epitaph.
shmogie
Well-Known Member
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I see vandalism out in the desert to old buildings, even graves .
Sickening
Well, old Pancho killed Americans in his invasion.
I see vandalism out in the desert to old buildings, even graves .
Sickening
No, they're just triggered by different things.
Most of that kind of thing is usually just idiots with no point other than to break something.
SugarOcean
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Just think of all that tuition money their parents wasted so these boys could party on a huge campus. And then pose for a picture that should embarrass even their dead ancestors.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
No Doubt. Millennials collectively are really coming across well as upstart psychopaths addicted to social media.
Meh...we were pretty bad too.
I'll bet you especially were.
While I was a paragon of virtue.
That kind of thing doesn't even prevent you from getting into politics. Just the stupidity of youth. Doubly so, since they captured it for posterity and then presented it to the world.