Unreal: Chicago Names City Street After Terrorist

Let's see, liberals go insane over confederate flags and Civil War statues because they find them offensive, but honoring a terrorist, a terrorist who was the founder of a murdering terrorist group? The guy didn't get a 70 year sentence because he was a saint. How is it possible to honor a man who started a terrorist organization that was intent on doing harm to Americans?

Liberals, you guys need to get your priorities straight, because by honoring this terrorist you are sending out some really bad messages

 

Surely you're not shocked. Nothing Chicago does shocks me anymore.
Or California

 

I'm a liberal, and I agree with your assessment. So what is it you wanted me to do?

 

When there are anywhere near as many streets, public buildings, etc named after the terrorist Lopez as there are named after the terrorist Forrest, founder of another terrorist group, then we can talk.

 

No. We need to be equal here in our condemnation of anything, or everyone, controversial. You can't erase history because it doesn't jive with your world views, only to recreate a new history with the exact same type of vile people you despised in the first place. That's right out of the Fascism playbook.

 

So then it's okay to have streets and public buildings named after the founders of terrorist organizations, yes?

 

Once blacks take over a city they'll rename every street they can after black people. It's a cultural thing.

 

What kind of thing is it when whites rename places that already have Native American names after white people?

 

Israelis put up shrines to honour terrorists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch_Goldstein#Gravesite_and_shrine

 

We quit doing that a while ago now we respect native cultures.

 

You did? So there wasn't a massive uproar from Conservatives just a few months ago when people wanted to rename Mt McKinley back to its Native American name?

 

Be honest. Getting rid of historical figures isn't about equality. It's about rewriting history in your image.

 

LoL, do you know how many streets and memorials are named after Jefferson Davis in the South? Your faux conservative outrage is noted.

 

Wasn't there a president named after a terrorist?

 

Who said anything about "getting rid" of them? Are you saying by not having streets, buildings, and monuments named after terrorist organization founders they get erased from the history books?

 

Call North America's highest point what you will but it's still the same mountain. Renaming streets in cities is a different matter. All of sudden your GPS nav tells you to turn left on 5th street but it's been renamed to Beyonce Ave.

 

Forget Jefferson Davis. How many of them are named after Nathan Bedford Forrest?

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My god! You might be inconvenienced!

 

I'm saying historical landmarks all across this country are under assault by the left. Instead of using another controversial figure from today, why not rename these places something that doesn't elicit a response. I thought you guys were all about equality. Am I mistaken?

 

So should we leave the buildings and streets in the South named after the founder of a terrorist organization or not?

 

No, we can talk now. Can we put you down as being in support of renaming this street in Chicago after Oscar Lopez Rivera?

 

I'm not playing your silly game. I said my piece. If it's unacceptable to use historical figures because of any perceived, or real, controversy. Then it's unacceptable to use any current figures who are also controversial. Equality for all!

 

Can I put you down as being in favor of streets, public buildings, and monuments all over the South being named for Nathan Bedford Forrest?

I mean he was a fellow "white nationalist", so I bet he has your neverending respect.

 

Your desperate attempt to redirect this thread to the Civil War is noted, but like always, your attempts at exposing a double standard are flawed. The Civil War is part of American history. How is the FALN terrorist group even remotely similar?

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Your desperate attempt to redirect this thread to the Civil War is noted, but like always, your attempts at exposing a double standard are flawed. The Civil War is part of American history. How is the FALN terrorist group even remotely similar?

 

Not all controversies are created equal.

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So we can have streets named after founders of terrorist organizations so long as they were white and lived a little by time ago?

 

Notice how Questerr could not answer my question.

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The Confederacy was not a terrorist group, so your premise is gimped right out of the gate.