tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post5243320644989320561..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Success Academy's Loeb latest Insults - How About Them Schwarzes?ed notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-77135503068340791072017-08-20T17:43:33.149-04:002017-08-20T17:43:33.149-04:00I agree. I also think they went up because of fea...I agree. I also think they went up because of fear of Irish growing political power.<br />Peggy Noonan, in today's NY Post, mentions the Cromwell statue. Gail Collins, in the NY Times also addresses statues this week. I like her idea of giving statues a 20 year life span. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-47226042334723530122017-08-18T16:52:05.142-04:002017-08-18T16:52:05.142-04:00http://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/01/Americas-Monum...http://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/01/Americas-Monument-to-Its-Most-Infamous-Traitor-Benedict-Arnold/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-51601412150804698612017-08-18T14:46:16.816-04:002017-08-18T14:46:16.816-04:00Many of them are revered and are Irish as they are...Many of them are revered and are Irish as they are English. We were all one. My Irish great grandparents considered themselves English. My parents reject that fully. Having a statues of<br />Cromwell is wrong considering the enormous amount of British people that have Irish ancestry. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.independent.ie/entertainment/books/from-morrissey-to-tony-blair-how-irelands-children-are-at-the-heart-of-english-culture-26438203.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-60220340597037459772017-08-18T12:42:58.954-04:002017-08-18T12:42:58.954-04:00There are many street names in Dublin today of for...There are many street names in Dublin today of former English politicians and English aristocracy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-15954459261107427202017-08-18T09:23:47.272-04:002017-08-18T09:23:47.272-04:00The thing is that most of my ancestors were of Iri...The thing is that most of my ancestors were of Irish descent and have been in England for well over 200 years and that's not uncommon, but rarely recognized. Same goes for the Scots. Just like African Americans here. Those statues of Cromwell should never have gone up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-86777000292385877002017-08-18T08:15:53.057-04:002017-08-18T08:15:53.057-04:00That's an interesting comparison. There was c...That's an interesting comparison. There was controversy though when they were put up. The birthplace of Cromwell declined a statue, and the Irish community and Irish Nationalists voted against 2 other statues. According to wikipedia, Cromwell was genocidal or near genocidal towards Catholics in Scotland and Ireland. Another interesting point is that the statues were put up around the 300th anniversary of Cromwell's death, but it seems also at a time when there was push back against British rule in Ireland culminating in the Easter Rising and the War of Independence 1912-1922.<br />There is no statue of Cromwell in Ireland or Scotland, peering down at the descendants of those he committed crimes against. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-70465641274331072692017-08-18T08:00:05.199-04:002017-08-18T08:00:05.199-04:00Good comment. Yes! We all have to examine our own ...Good comment. Yes! We all have to examine our own consciences now. The mob has been unleashed (both sides) Remember the chilling scene in Schindler's list where one Nazi says to another as they burn books, "By this evening 600 years of Jewish history in Cracow will be but a rumor." Time for dialogue and genuine attempts to create common ground. Cultural cleansing and ethno nationalism are truly evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-76863906604953960622017-08-18T00:17:54.023-04:002017-08-18T00:17:54.023-04:00Where can I find a statue to Benedict Arnold since...Where can I find a statue to Benedict Arnold since we have statues to traitors. ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-82219462405845665262017-08-17T19:52:35.179-04:002017-08-17T19:52:35.179-04:00We have an ugly history. Understand it, learn from...We have an ugly history. Understand it, learn from it and be aware of it. Tearing down statues is an attempt to erase it from public knowledge may be well intentioned. It is upsetting to the group that was targeted. I certainly wouldn't want to see a statue of Hitler in Germany, but you will find statues of Cromwell in England https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Oliver_Cromwell,_Westminster. Obama rejected Churchill's, for good reason. One has to question ones own prejudices in these matters. It's there in every group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-24141018540291380252017-08-17T19:26:22.980-04:002017-08-17T19:26:22.980-04:00Great article about the statues
http://www.politic...Great article about the statues<br />http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/16/regime-change-in-charlottesville-215500Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-19046297367040358012017-08-17T18:45:53.369-04:002017-08-17T18:45:53.369-04:00Robert E. Lee was a traitor. He took up arms agai...Robert E. Lee was a traitor. He took up arms against the U.S. No reason to have a monument. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-25748468764590974352017-08-17T17:29:14.809-04:002017-08-17T17:29:14.809-04:00Agreed! Hence Trump's
comments about the strip...Agreed! Hence Trump's<br />comments about the stripe of those attending the rally at Charlotsville. The NYT did a piece today amplifying the idea that not all those present were Nazis. Some were genuinely upset that statues are being removed.Perhaps we are in a Mao style cultural revolution and elements of the left have become the Red Guards rouge Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-90705392439491150582017-08-17T17:16:17.626-04:002017-08-17T17:16:17.626-04:00Many antifa are anarchists not communists == anarc...Many antifa are anarchists not communists == anarchists predated communists.<br />Many socialists do not support their tactics. <br />Be careful about lumping people into categories.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-4042345637056797872017-08-17T13:05:56.391-04:002017-08-17T13:05:56.391-04:00Antifa are communists. They predate Putin by 50 ye...Antifa are communists. They predate Putin by 50 years. This could be America's Weimar moment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-22884455457860473062017-08-17T12:34:24.328-04:002017-08-17T12:34:24.328-04:00Check out youtube. Plenty of evidence of flags reg...Check out youtube. Plenty of evidence of flags regalia violence etc. They roamed DC for hours on inauguration day fighting cops, burning cars, etc. Most importantly they have appointed themselves guardians of Free speech. They mobstorm events to stop people from speaking who they deem unworthy of first amendment rights. I do not like Ann Coulter for example, but! Does she have a right to speak. Charlotsville was neo nazi, and they should be confronted. Antifa attack Trump rallies and supporters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-27884435103547199792017-08-17T11:00:31.394-04:002017-08-17T11:00:31.394-04:00Antifa causes some room to pause in some of their ...Antifa causes some room to pause in some of their actions -- ie, Portland, univeristies, innaugeration -- anarcists -- some don't necessarily consider them part of the left -- some libertarian tendencies - but on other hand given history of what happened in Germany in the 20s when Hitler people ran rampant -- what happened in Charlottesville was equivalent to say a NAZI Rally c. 1921 - 12 years before Hitler took power. Think 2030 if this continues.<br />They could have been stopped.<br />ALso consider that a chunk of the police and parts of the military might line with alt right over antifa -- they let them go after peaceful protesters last week and only Antifa defended them.<br />Also Putin Russia no longer communist so hammer and sickle left comparison doesn't work -- they are right wing nationalists.<br />ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-56931769425654787052017-08-17T09:31:28.398-04:002017-08-17T09:31:28.398-04:00"Antifa"? You mean anti-fascists? Are yo..."Antifa"? You mean anti-fascists? Are you nuts 7:15? Once again, just like the idiot who currently occupies the White House, are you going to equate the pro Nazi/white supremacist side with those who protested their presence? In your post you talk about "left fascists" wearing masks/carrying a hammer and sickle flag, do you have any actual evidence, not something photoshopped? And by the way, considering that the current administration is a wholly bought & paid for subsidiary of Vladimir Putin, who leads the country with the hammer & sickle flag, you might want think a little clearer before you make a nonsense comment. TeachmyclassMrMayor(andyoutooMrMulgrew)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-15786910416447051032017-08-17T07:15:40.923-04:002017-08-17T07:15:40.923-04:00All the fascists should be called out including le...All the fascists should be called out including left fascists Antifa. They wear masks, carry the hammer and sickle flag, and are getting a pass in the press. check out their website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com