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A modest proposal
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:10 pm
by elwoodblues
How about this? We leave the Confederate statues up, but we put a plaque on each of them that says, "This is a reminder that we used to think it was okay for some people to own other people. And the people who insist that they are just trying to preserve history seem to be weirdly protective of this particular part of history."
Deal?
Re: A modest proposal
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:29 pm
by Bob Juch
Re: A modest proposal
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:47 pm
by littlebeast13
elwoodblues wrote:How about this? We leave the Confederate statues up, but we put a plaque on each of them that says, "This is a reminder that we used to think it was okay for some people to own other people. And the people who insist that they are just trying to preserve history seem to be weirdly protective of this particular part of history."
Deal?
Shouldn't a modest proposal involve eating the statues?
lb13
Re: A modest proposal
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:04 pm
by elwoodblues
littlebeast13 wrote:elwoodblues wrote:How about this? We leave the Confederate statues up, but we put a plaque on each of them that says, "This is a reminder that we used to think it was okay for some people to own other people. And the people who insist that they are just trying to preserve history seem to be weirdly protective of this particular part of history."
Deal?
Shouldn't a modest proposal involve eating the statues?
lb13
Re: A modest proposal
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 12:33 pm
by BackInTex
littlebeast13 wrote:
Shouldn't a modest proposal involve eating the statues?
lb13
As long as they serve them with white gravy, not brown.
Re: A modest proposal
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:42 pm
by Bob Juch
BackInTex wrote:littlebeast13 wrote:
Shouldn't a modest proposal involve eating the statues?
lb13
As long as they serve them with white gravy, not brown.
The pigeons say that's not gravy.
Re: A modest proposal
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:59 am
by BackInTex
Bob Juch wrote:
The pigeons say that's not gravy.
You'll need something a little more acidic than the Cracker Barrel's gravey to help digest the bronze. So the pigeons' help will be needed.
Re: A modest proposal
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:40 am
by TheCalvinator24
elwoodblues wrote:How about this? We leave the Confederate statues up, but we put a plaque on each of them that says, "This is a reminder that we used to think it was okay for some people to own other people. And the people who insist that they are just trying to preserve history seem to be weirdly protective of this particular part of history."
Deal?
I think the first sentence of your proposed language would be a great idea.
