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(06-23-2020, 09:44 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Yeah, let me pop in here as probably the biggest fan of TR on the board. The statue is not being removed because of it being TR. It is being removed because of the racist, caricature depiction of a an indigenous person and an African American. The Roosevelt family agrees with the removal, as well, because they feel that the depiction does not align with his ideals. I don't necessarily agree with that, because even though I am a fan of the colonel, I recognize he had some very problematic positions and was a white supremacist. I know a good bit of this has already been said, but yeah, it needs to be reemphasized. TR had a major impact on New York and the city itself and is honored there in several other ways. This statue can easily go and his presence will still be felt.

So, to be clear, there are lots of other public references to Teddy.  His family support this move.  And there are STILL people saying "when will this end?!?!?!"

Give me a break.

I can't think of a single statue or monument that could come down that would affect my memory of the person it was erected to commemorate.

People have such an addiction to "things".