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ponder said:
You're trying but failing hard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue Scroll down it's there.


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Marine Corps War Memorial - Wikipedia

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History of the Marine Corps War Memorial - George Washington Memorial Parkway (U.S. National Park Service)

History of the Marine Corps War Memorial
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Visiting the Marine Corps War Memorial | Washington DC

The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial (more commonly known as the Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlington, Virginia is one of the most moving memorials in the DC region.
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There's more.

Everybody knows it's a statue except those that want to redefine what a statue is by the looks of things.

statue noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of statue noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Definition of STATUE

a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting… See the full definition
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Ok it is clear that you don't understand what the difference is between what is a memorial and what is a statue.

A memorial commemorates or honours a collective. It can consist of a statue, group of statues, a building, a shrine, a wall or the battlefield itself.

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War memorial - Wikipedia

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The defining feature being, what it was commemorated for.

Here is the inscription on the Marine Corps War Memorial -

For the Marine dead of all wars, and their comrades of other services who fell fighting beside them.
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The National Parks Service that looks after memorials in the USA refer to it as -

The United States Marine Corps War Memorial
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History of the Marine Corps War Memorial - George Washington Memorial Parkway (U.S. National Park Service)

History of the Marine Corps War Memorial
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It is not called the USMC War Statue.
 
buka001 said:
Here you go.

This is how the Russians have done it.

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Muzeon Park of Arts - Wikipedia

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Lol. Typical. Lets have a safe space so that people don't get there feelings hurt out in the real world if they encounter a statue that they don't even know who it is and that offer no historical or educational value, so they are also not going to look it up.

Nope. Declaring all statues as an open air museum and protecting it is way better.
 
buka001 said:
Ok it is clear that you don't understand what the difference is between what is a memorial and what is a statue.

A memorial commemorates or honours a collective. It can consist of a statue, group of statues, a building, a shrine, a wall or the battlefield itself.

en.m.wikipedia.org

War memorial - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org en.m.wikipedia.org

The defining feature being, what it was commemorated for.

Here is the inscription on the Marine Corps War Memorial -



The National Parks Service that looks after memorials in the USA refer to it as -



www.nps.gov

History of the Marine Corps War Memorial - George Washington Memorial Parkway (U.S. National Park Service)

History of the Marine Corps War Memorial
www.nps.gov www.nps.gov

It is not called the USMC War Statue.
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Being a memorial does NOT change the fact that it's a statue.
 
cerebus said:
What else should I say? You're trying to put words in my mouth and impute things I never intended to mean. I'm not "fine" with tearing down or vandalizing the majority of statues or memorials. I just think Confederate "heroes" who were actually traitors who fought for slavery have no right to being honoured and memorialized in the streets, it's disgraceful and an open f you to black Americans.
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Does that include black slave owners , the guys who sold them and any others involved in transport/feeding etc ?
 
STS said:
Lol, what a load of sht, it is almost as if Xarog posted it. 20 paragraphs to say one thing.

Doesn't matter how many "felonies" someone commits in than span of 2 minutes, racking them up to make the person sound like Hitler doesn't justify gunning him down in the back
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It is in the law that the officer may use deadly force against the guy , he did , he was right to do so.
 
ponder said:
Being a memorial does NOT change the fact that it's a statue.
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No it does. The fact that Ike commemorated it as a memorial is what makes it a memorial.

He did not commemorate it as a statue.

Its official name is a memorial.
 
buka001 said:
No it does. The fact that Ike commemorated it as a memorial is what makes it a memorial.

He did not commemorate it as a statue.

Its official name is a memorial.
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How do you feel about just renaming the statue of Winston Churchill to the Winston Churchill memorial. Then it should be protected. Lol.
 
abzo said:
Looks like I might have to explain why I chose who I chose since some people are taking it too seriously.

Emjay - thought it’s obvious but because she’s the only woman here.

SoldierMan - looks like he could be a war veteran.

Rietrot - that mischievous look. You know he’s going to stir up trouble.

Gingerbeardman - Self-explanatory

Jabulani22 - This face just screams “moer me”
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FTFY .....runs......
 
TysonRoux said:
Trevor Noah on the killing of Rayshard Brooks: 'When is it enough?'
The Daily Show host delivers an emotional monologue on another shooting of an unarmed black man by police – plus a rare bit of supreme court good news

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Trevor Noah on the killing of Rayshard Brooks: 'When is it enough?'

The Daily Show host delivers an emotional monologue on another shooting of an unarmed black man by police – plus a rare bit of supreme court good news
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Trevor Noah

After yet another shooting of an unarmed black man by police, Trevor Noah began Monday’s Daily Show with an emotional, searching monologue on the cyclical senselessness of armed police interactions and anti-black racism in America. “Another Monday in the middle of corona and in the middle of protests about police brutality, and yet it’s another Monday of another police brutality incident,” Noah said. “Another story that has people going, ‘How long? How much? When is it enough?’”

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As much as I hate agreeing with the resident broederbonders, I just watched that video, that guy brought it on himself. He knows these US cops are trigger happy brain dead fools, why give them a reason to shoot you?
 
Craig said:
As much as I hate agreeing with the resident broederbonders, I just watched that video, that guy brought it on himself. He knows these US cops are trigger happy brain dead fools, why give them a reason to shoot you?
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The guy was stupid... no argument.
But cops should use minimum force and appropriate to the situation

The guy was found pissed in his car.
They tried to arrest. He resisted, nicked a Tazer etc.

There was no need to shoot him. Get him later.
 
buka001 said:
No it does. The fact that Ike commemorated it as a memorial is what makes it a memorial.

He did not commemorate it as a statue.

Its official name is a memorial.
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You keep on telling yourself that memorial is not a statue.
 
Craig said:
As much as I hate agreeing with the resident broederbonders, I just watched that video, that guy brought it on himself. He knows these US cops are trigger happy brain dead fools, why give them a reason to shoot you?
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He ain't did nothin, he a good boy
 
Biscuit1018 said:
The guy was stupid... no argument.
But cops should use minimum force and appropriate to the situation

The guy was found pissed in his car.
They tried to arrest. He resisted, nicked a Tazer etc.

There was no need to shoot him. Get him later.
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Or tazer his drunk butt there and then.
 
Biscuit1018 said:
The guy was stupid... no argument.
But cops should use minimum force and appropriate to the situation

The guy was found pissed in his car.
They tried to arrest. He resisted, nicked a Tazer etc.

There was no need to shoot him. Get him later.
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Agreed on that, there was no need to shoot him. Also if he was sleeping in his car and not driving he could've been waiting to sober up or for someone to come fetch him, as long as he wasn't operating the vehicle the cops could've been a bit more lenient. But as per my other post it's obvious that the US cops are power drunk idiots, why not just co-operate instead of giving them reason to shoot you? For him the consequence was death, hopefully the cops will now also get the consequences of their actions.
 
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