Cornwallis Statue

[TeeJay]

This really just shows how ridiculous Indian rights really are

The Mi'kmaq Indians were allies of the French who fought against the British
They lost
The Mi'kmaq Indians then joined the Americans trying to force Britain to abandon the Maritimes
They lost again
They then turned to terrorism raiding British North American colonies
And lost again

Halifax built a statue dedicated to the founder of their town; Edward Cornwallis

Today with Liberal bleeding hearts in power and worried about offending someone the city has decided to remove the statue "temporarily" since the natives were restless

I mean really, even if you are pro-Indian this is a band of at best combatants, and at worst outright terrorists
When does history stop worrying about hurting the losing sides feelings

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-...tue-to-be-removed-from-halifax-park-1.4510565


I will laugh my balls off in 50 years when it becomes taboo to speak ill of proud ISIS members who fought the Yankee imperials

 

[Jiffy Pop]

TeeJay things are only going to get worse. Scary times

 

[LT56]

I bet you guys will be really upset 100 years from now when they start taking down all the Trump statues!

 

[IM469]

I bet you guys will be really upset 100 years from now when they start taking down all the Trump statues!

I never realized that his hands were that big !

 

[Kirby2006]

I never realized that his hands were that big !

Fake news IM. They're photoshopped.

 

[james t kirk]

With respect to the Cornwallis statue, there are 2 sides to the story and right now, we're only getting one.

If I recall correctly, the Mi'kmaq were attacking the British and the people in the area and carrying out their own atrocities.

To say that the British were purely evil and the Mi'kmaq were purely the victims is disingenuous at best. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

They should have just put up a statue to commemorate an individual to whom the Mi'kmaq feel some sort of kinship with right across from Cornwallis. End of story. But no, such is the hysterics of our current political climate.

 

[Aardvark154]

During the late pre-contact and early colonial periods the Mi'kmaq had a pretty nasty (e.g. attacking left, right and sideways) reputation at least as far south as Massachusetts. Of course now it is deeply politically incorrect to mention this.

 

[spankingman]

Maybe the Catholic Church should sue the First Nations Empire for the murder,torture of Catholic Priests BITD Just sayin.
St. Jean De Brebeuf come to mind. Suffered horribly at the hands of the Iroqois.

 

[Aardvark154]

^ Then we have the New England Captives of 1677-1760 (French Allied First Nations: the [Roman Catholic] Kahnawake Mohawk and Algonquins)

 

[LT56]

With respect to the Cornwallis statue, there are 2 sides to the story and right now, we're only getting one.

If I recall correctly, the Mi'kmaq were attacking the British and the people in the area and carrying out their own atrocities.

To say that the British were purely evil and the Mi'kmaq were purely the victims is disingenuous at best. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

They should have just put up a statue to commemorate an individual to whom the Mi'kmaq feel some sort of kinship with right across from Cornwallis. End of story. But no, such is the hysterics of our current political climate.

Maybe they shoulda put up a statue next to Cornwallis of a Mi’kmaq chief who was famous for slaughtering white settlers? Don’t just celebrate one side’s mass murderer; make it even Steven?

 

[james t kirk]

Works for me

 

[Freedom1970]

Maybe the Catholic Church should sue the First Nations Empire for the murder,torture of Catholic Priests BITD Just sayin.
St. Jean De Brebeuf come to mind. Suffered horribly at the hands of the Iroqois.

Good idea .... May give these Indians a does of reality. They are so enveloped in this ghetto victim mentality ..... and about time Canadian citizens stop having their taxes spend on supporting them. About time for them to be self sufficient. No Government handouts. They can keep their culture like French Quebec citizens ...... BUT go to school & then GET A JOB!!

 

[TeeJay]

To say that the British were purely evil and the Mi'kmaq were purely the victims is disingenuous at best. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

Noone at all is claiming this

Understand Cornwallis is a British military hero
And this is from a time when the Mi'kmaq were the enemy
Cornwallis actually PAID people money for scalping terrorists
He is not just a civi like Trudeau

During the late pre-contact and early colonial periods the Mi'kmaq had a pretty nasty (e.g. attacking left, right and sideways) reputation at least as far south as Massachusetts. Of course now it is deeply politically incorrect to mention this.

Yeah but imagine we decided to bury our heads in the sand and forget the names of anyone who say killed Germans or ISIS or any other group we were at war with
There comes a point where the cleansing of history is just too much

 

[Zoot Allures]

With respect to the Cornwallis statue, there are 2 sides to the story and right now, we're only getting one.

If I recall correctly, the Mi'kmaq were attacking the British and the people in the area and carrying out their own atrocities.

To say that the British were purely evil and the Mi'kmaq were purely the victims is disingenuous at best. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

They should have just put up a statue to commemorate an individual to whom the Mi'kmaq feel some sort of kinship with right across from Cornwallis. End of story. But no, such is the hysterics of our current political climate.

Curious about your sig pic

What movie did it come from and who won? The guy with the red beard is one good actor

 

[basketcase]

I don't like the possible slippery slope of the movement as I could see several decades from now people wanting something like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier taken down because it casts Germans etc. in a negative light.

On the other hand, how many people today actually care about Cornwallis so much that they need to see him in their daily lives. I would understand it if instead of displaying these kinds of statues in parks they get moved to museums or public locations specifically focussed on history and education.

 

[wilbur]

So take way all offensive statues. Then we can have utopian history as there will be nothing bad about it to remember. We can then deny that anything bad happened in the past.

In a couple of generations, they won't even remember who Cornwallis was and won't have anything to bitch about.

 

[LT56]

So take way all offensive statues. Then we can have utopian history as there will be nothing bad about it to remember. We can then deny that anything bad happened in the past.

In a couple of generations, they won't even remember who Cornwallis was and won't have anything to bitch about.

They are gonna put Cornwallis’ statue in a museum. It will describe what his contributions to Canada were...both good and bad.

History not being erased...It’s being remembered more accurately and truthfully. Many white people don’t like that.

 

[mclarkez1980]

So take way all offensive statues. Then we can have utopian history as there will be nothing bad about it to remember. We can then deny that anything bad happened in the past.

In a couple of generations, they won't even remember who Cornwallis was and won't have anything to bitch about.

Yup. Once the baby boomers are gone it will be to society's benefit. Those who lived in the most white-privileged of eras, where you could fall ass backward into the cushy middle class without an ounce of skill or talent, but yet bitch and moan about how everything is changing. Buh bye angry old white guy!

 

[Ref]

Yup. Once the baby boomers are gone it will be to society's benefit. Those who lived in the most white-privileged of eras, where you could fall ass backward into the cushy middle class without an ounce of skill or talent, but yet bitch and moan about how everything is changing. Buh bye angry old white guy!

LOL! Remember your words because someone will be saying the same thing about you and your generation one day.

However I am sure that you have researched that the statue in question was built before the baby boomers correct? That would be the silent generation and most of those folks are gone. Just want to make sure you are taking your anger out on the right generation.

But do not despair, each generation will have their turn at destroying the statues/buildings/memorials of previous generations and putting their own in place.

I am sure in another ten to twenty years they will be destroying the memorials associated with WWI and WWII as those monuments will represent some form of oppression against a group of people.

Eventually, frustrations in the world will increase and before you know it, history will repeat itself and everything people fought and died for will happen all over again.

Base human behavior does not change generation to generation. It just gets easier to do stuff.

 

[james t kirk]

Curious about your sig pic

What movie did it come from and who won? The guy with the red beard is one good actor

Game of Thrones