Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Very Small, Predominantly White (94%) Community Near Grand Rapids, Supports Keeping Confederate Statue

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 1:53:00 A.M. EDT

GRA: About 15 miles west of GR, with a population of 26,000, Allendale Township is an area sans negro. Lots of farmland with a small central city. An elderly white guy was the instigator in trying to have the statue removed.

ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The overwhelming majority of people who spoke at an Allendale Township meeting Monday supported keeping a statue of a Confederate soldier that has drawn criticism in recent weeks.

The statue can be found at the Veterans Garden of Honor at 68th Avenue and Lake Michigan Drive among several honoring those who served in wars from the Revolution to Korea. Civil rights activists have called for the removal of the likeness of a soldier carrying a Confederate battle flag, which stands next to the image of a Union soldier and over a depiction of a young slave.

The township board decided not to vote right away on whether to remove the statue from the park. Trustees wanted to seek more input before making a decision. (GRA: They’re buying time—I believe they’re stalling until they can get some blacks to show up and force the board to apologize and remove it). Some seemed to like the idea of adding a plaque to the statue rather than changing or taking it down.

But members did hear public comment from about 40 people on the matter. Most of those argued the statue had historic value. They opposed removing it, some saying it wasn’t offensive and others saying it served as a reminder not to let history repeat itself.

GRA: And this is the way it should be everywhere. If whites have to tolerate black statues, blacks should damn well tolerate ours.

--GRA

N.S.: Blacks have no concept of tolerance and a zero-sum mentality. They can only enjoy their “freedom,” to the degree that they eliminate whites,’ and ultimately eliminate whites. While some whites have a will to power, virtually all blacks have a totalitarian will to power. That’s one of the many reasons why blacks and whites cannot live together.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Michigan. The Iron Brigade from the era of the American Civil War. Obvious the statue to memorialize the war and not slavery. And should be be seen as controversial. But now is. Very sad.

Anonymous said...

UPDATE:
There were protests and counterprotests today at the site.Tuesday,the council will vote.My guess is it will be moved.If they vote to keep the statue where it is,that's as they say,"one small step for white men,one giant leap for mankind."
I said previously,time would be allowed to give the libs a chance to organize a protest.Today was it.The odds are 3-1 against keeping it as is,inspite of the original amount of those citizens,at the meeting,voicing support for the statue staying put.I'll post the decision Tuesday or Wednesday.
--GRA