Is it time for the statue of Lenin in Seattle to be torn down?

[DigitalDrifter]

When you consider how much blood is on the hands of Vlad, how can his statue remain?



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Time to pull down Seattle’s Lenin statue? Silicon Valley venture capitalist takes on relic’s place in wake of Charlottesville tragedy

Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood has long been considered one of the city’s more eccentric areas — home to artists and hippies and an annual summer solstice parade populated by political floats and nude bicyclists.

But like much of Seattle, the self-proclaimed “Center of the Universe” isn’t entirely what it used to be. Coffee shops, small restaurants, a “working” rocket, a giant troll and the left-leaning counter-culture now share space with a good chunk of Seattle’s tech scene. Offices for companies big and small line the streets near the Ship Canal and Burke-Gilman Trail. Google, Adobe, Tableau, Outreach, Pixvana and GeekWire, among others, are part of the hub of activity.

Standing in the middle of it all is a statue that has always done its job of attracting second looks. And now, in the wake of the tragedy in Charlottesville, Va., and a statue’s place in clashes that occurred there last weekend, a well-known Silicon Valley venture capitalist is drawing new attention to Seattle’s often controversial sculpture, suggesting that it should be removed.

Time to pull down Seattle’s Lenin statue? Silicon Valley venture capitalist takes on relic’s place in wake of Charlottesville tragedy

 

[BlackFlag]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

 

[Votto]

If you take down their idol, to whom will they sacrifice their unborn children?

 

[Votto]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Who cares what they want. Someone will get upset either way. Just take it down and let the protests ensue.

It's not like anyone cares that everyone hates Obamacare. Dims want a single payer and conservatives hate both.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Probably not, it's Seattle.

 

[BlackFlag]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Probably not, it's Seattle.

Then the thread is pointless

 

[CrusaderFrank]

When you consider how much blood is on the hands of Vlad, how can his statue remain?



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Time to pull down Seattle’s Lenin statue? Silicon Valley venture capitalist takes on relic’s place in wake of Charlottesville tragedy

Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood has long been considered one of the city’s more eccentric areas — home to artists and hippies and an annual summer solstice parade populated by political floats and nude bicyclists.

But like much of Seattle, the self-proclaimed “Center of the Universe” isn’t entirely what it used to be. Coffee shops, small restaurants, a “working” rocket, a giant troll and the left-leaning counter-culture now share space with a good chunk of Seattle’s tech scene. Offices for companies big and small line the streets near the Ship Canal and Burke-Gilman Trail. Google, Adobe, Tableau, Outreach, Pixvana and GeekWire, among others, are part of the hub of activity.

Standing in the middle of it all is a statue that has always done its job of attracting second looks. And now, in the wake of the tragedy in Charlottesville, Va., and a statue’s place in clashes that occurred there last weekend, a well-known Silicon Valley venture capitalist is drawing new attention to Seattle’s often controversial sculpture, suggesting that it should be removed.

Time to pull down Seattle’s Lenin statue? Silicon Valley venture capitalist takes on relic’s place in wake of Charlottesville tragedy

4Chan is already on it

 

[BlackFlag]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Who cares what they want. Someone will get upset either way. Just take it down and let the protests ensue.

Are you okay?

 

[Votto]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Probably not, it's Seattle.

Then the thread is pointless

Really? You don't have a problem with that murderous thug being exalted?

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Probably not, it's Seattle.

Then the thread is pointless

Lenin offends me though. What if I see this statue while driving around the city ? What if there's no safe space nearby ?

 

[BlackFlag]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Probably not, it's Seattle.

Then the thread is pointless

Lenin offends me though. What if I see this statue while driving around the city ? What if there's no safe space nearby ?

Start a petition

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Probably not, it's Seattle.

Then the thread is pointless

Lenin offends me though. What if I see this statue while driving around the city ? What if there's no safe space nearby ?

Start a petition

A venture capitalist is already on the job.

 

[BlackFlag]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Probably not, it's Seattle.

Then the thread is pointless

Lenin offends me though. What if I see this statue while driving around the city ? What if there's no safe space nearby ?

Start a petition

A venture capitalust is already on the job.

Okay

 

[CrusaderFrank]

4Chan's alternatives to date: Epoxy human skulls to the base, paint the hands blood red (already been done a few times), zap it with high intensity sound waves to disintegrate it, plant Shia Lebouf's flag onto of Lenin's head, re-carve Lenin's face into Pepe

 

[Lastamender]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Probably not, it's Seattle.

Then the thread is pointless

No it is not. The double standard is bullshit.

 

[BlackFlag]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Probably not, it's Seattle.

Then the thread is pointless

No it is not. The double standard is bullshit.

What double standard?

 

[Weatherman2020]

When you consider how much blood is on the hands of Vlad, how can his statue remain?



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Time to pull down Seattle’s Lenin statue? Silicon Valley venture capitalist takes on relic’s place in wake of Charlottesville tragedy

Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood has long been considered one of the city’s more eccentric areas — home to artists and hippies and an annual summer solstice parade populated by political floats and nude bicyclists.

But like much of Seattle, the self-proclaimed “Center of the Universe” isn’t entirely what it used to be. Coffee shops, small restaurants, a “working” rocket, a giant troll and the left-leaning counter-culture now share space with a good chunk of Seattle’s tech scene. Offices for companies big and small line the streets near the Ship Canal and Burke-Gilman Trail. Google, Adobe, Tableau, Outreach, Pixvana and GeekWire, among others, are part of the hub of activity.

Standing in the middle of it all is a statue that has always done its job of attracting second looks. And now, in the wake of the tragedy in Charlottesville, Va., and a statue’s place in clashes that occurred there last weekend, a well-known Silicon Valley venture capitalist is drawing new attention to Seattle’s often controversial sculpture, suggesting that it should be removed.

Time to pull down Seattle’s Lenin statue? Silicon Valley venture capitalist takes on relic’s place in wake of Charlottesville tragedy

No, he murdered over 60 million but they were mostly white.

 

[Lumpy 1]

I'm thinkin the Clinton library should be closed, the country shouldn't be supporting a probable rapist, definite multiple sexual harasser and proven liar, truly an embarrassment to America's moral standing in the world.

 

[Votto]

Do the people of Seattle want to remove it?

Probably not, it's Seattle.

Then the thread is pointless

Lenin offends me though. What if I see this statue while driving around the city ? What if there's no safe space nearby ?

Start a petition

Na, just dress him in drag.

Right wingers will get a chuckle and Leftists will even like it cuz he becomes a gender bender

It would be a win/win.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

When you consider how much blood is on the hands of Vlad, how can his statue remain?



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Time to pull down Seattle’s Lenin statue? Silicon Valley venture capitalist takes on relic’s place in wake of Charlottesville tragedy

Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood has long been considered one of the city’s more eccentric areas — home to artists and hippies and an annual summer solstice parade populated by political floats and nude bicyclists.

But like much of Seattle, the self-proclaimed “Center of the Universe” isn’t entirely what it used to be. Coffee shops, small restaurants, a “working” rocket, a giant troll and the left-leaning counter-culture now share space with a good chunk of Seattle’s tech scene. Offices for companies big and small line the streets near the Ship Canal and Burke-Gilman Trail. Google, Adobe, Tableau, Outreach, Pixvana and GeekWire, among others, are part of the hub of activity.

Standing in the middle of it all is a statue that has always done its job of attracting second looks. And now, in the wake of the tragedy in Charlottesville, Va., and a statue’s place in clashes that occurred there last weekend, a well-known Silicon Valley venture capitalist is drawing new attention to Seattle’s often controversial sculpture, suggesting that it should be removed.

Time to pull down Seattle’s Lenin statue? Silicon Valley venture capitalist takes on relic’s place in wake of Charlottesville tragedy

No, he murdered over 60 million but they were mostly white.

Yes, but what is his downside?