Of course, but as you know, Silent Sam has nothing to do with the Civil War. His job was to remain vigilant until a virgin walked past at which time he'd fire his gun. Thus the name "Silent." And since nobody wanted to hear a statue fire a gun, great effort was made to assure that no virgin came anywhere close.
Thank you both for your service and sacrifice making sure that there weren't any virgins on the UNC campus.
Of course, but as you know, Silent Sam has nothing to do with the Civil War. His job was to remain vigilant until a virgin walked past at which time he'd fire his gun. Thus the name "Silent." And since nobody wanted to hear a statue fire a gun, great effort was made to assure that no virgin came anywhere close.
My brother reminded me of him. When I was in high school, we went to Chapel Hill every year for the one-act play competition.
Silent Sam turned the boys into giggling, foolish idiots.
Symbols that celebrate the Confederacy and slavery should be removed or replaced in public spaces. This is not about erasing history; it’s about educating the public about our nation's dark history of white supremacy and slavery and choosing the history we want to celebrate.
Students want it moved, UNC wants it moved, it can be brought down or messed with as easy as a statue of Stalin or Saddam was - seems stupid not to just negotiate moving it to a more balanced site, museum or private land.
University of Virginia police issued warrants for Cantwell’s arrest on three felony charges on Monday involving his alleged use of tear gas in Charlottesville on August 11th.
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The 36-year-old Cantwell, reportedly from Keene, New Hampshire, told the New York Times a few days ago that he thought the charges might stem from an altercation he had with a journalist that he admits to pepper spraying.
“I thought that spraying that guy was the least damaging thing I could do,” he told the Times. “In my left hand I had a flashlight. My other option, other than the pepper spray, was to break this guy’s teeth.
... University of Virginia Police Department released a statement saying that Cantwell is currently being held at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail in Lynchburg, Virginia waiting to be transported to Charlottesville....
On the bright side, his dating situation just improved, nttawwt.
President Trump could not be reached by publication time to confirm whether Cantwell is one of the “very fine people” the president keeps defending.
From my earlier link: "The group is also planning to reconvene on Sunday to 'clean up the mess and hug each other'”. I wonder how many already delivered their "gifts" to the Turd Reich. Opps.
The presence of Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, and Stephen Miller to positions in the White House is unacceptable and dangerous. White supremacy, racism, anti-Semitism, climate change denial, and misogyny have no place in the White House.
I hope "we just reached peak alt-right", but I'm not as certain as you. They might be encouraged to hold more gatherings so they don't look weak, and they might be more violent (gunfire) with the Antifas. Frustrated and impotent individuals and small groups might step up hate crimes and terrorism. We'll see....
I hope "we just reached peak alt-right", but I'm not as certain as you. They might be encouraged to hold more gatherings so they don't look weak, and they might be more violent (gunfire) with the Antifas. Frustrated and impotent individuals and small groups might step up hate crimes and terrorism. We'll see....
Antifa and BLM keep accumulating victories.
