They also pulled down a statute of U.S. Grant, the only politician with the guts to call out a) the American intervention in Mexico for the illegal act it was, and b) its true rationale which was perpetuating slavery.
The Spanish dudes are also falling in California.https://twitter.com/shane_bauer/status/1274182715068133377 …
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2/ Self-correction: Lincoln did as well, in his famous “spot resolutions” demanding Polk tell the exact spot where Mexico attacked. Lincoln called the war pro-slavery and immoral.
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It will be interesting to see what, if anything, the local Catholic diocese has to say about this, and whether there's an interest in re-installing the statue. Fr. Serra is a historic figure in California, sure...but he's also a saint of the Church.
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What's next? Burning down the missions? It's like ISIS destroying heritage sites. Vigilantes
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Probably because they enslaved the natives as forced labor to build those missions and the presidios wherein resided the troops who protected those missions.
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Junipero Serra is in the Halls of Congress too
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I’m older and it’s time for the youth to make their world. But as a direct descendant of the first (mixed blood) Spaniards to arrive and native Californians. I feel it’s ok to be a little saddened by this.
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Esas mi$iones que fundó,
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“Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh”BOOM
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