Does the Thomas Jefferson statue on the MU campus need an interpretive sign?

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617 Votes

Does the Thomas Jefferson statue on the MU campus need an interpretive sign?

16%

Yes Yes

84%

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Yes

A University of Missouri System task force recommended an interpretive sign next to Thomas Jefferson's statue on the University of Missouri campus to teach people about the foun... Show More

A University of Missouri System task force recommended an interpretive sign next to Thomas Jefferson's statue on the University of Missouri campus to teach people about the founding father's complex legacy. Show Less

2 Comments

Vernon Taylor

We need to be reminded - even though the PC destroyers would have us not.

Wendi Newman

You can not use the argument that this symbol of racism is educational as your reason to leave it up if you're unwilling to educate people about it, right there on the spot. Provide a plaque or remove the racist statue.

Max

Everything is racist to a liberal.

84%

No

The conversation about the statue started with demands for its removal because of Jefferson's status as a slaveholder who fathered several children with an enslaved woman. Other... Show More

The conversation about the statue started with demands for its removal because of Jefferson's status as a slaveholder who fathered several children with an enslaved woman. Others say there's no need for a marker because Jefferson's primary legacy is as a founder. Show Less

6 Comments

Joe Pangborn

If American history is being taught in our schools, then everyone should know the good and bad sides of Thomas Jefferson. I don't think we need to have a sign explaining that.

K Tucker

If people want to know the history of Thomas Jefferson then they need to research it and come to their own conclusions. Interpretive signs can be, and most likely will be, used to push one towards one conclusion over the other, depending on what message about the statute they want conveyed.

Fred Colbern

The real question is - what is your opinion of graduates of UM? Where I live, it's not good at all. No one around here has any respect for UM grads, and rightfully so.

Ed Stephens

If people want to know more, do the research.

William Allbritain

If we're going to start providing context about the lives of men honored by statues, I suggest starting with George Floyd.

Max

You win the Post of the Day.

Max

He was one of the Fathers of our Nation. Things were different then, and times have changed. People need to get over themselves.

Do you think Marines should be deployed in the US?

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422 Votes

Do you think Marines should be deployed in the US?

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Yes

6 Comments

Carol Thompson

Why are the marines any different than any other branch of service that gets deployed in U.S. As a veteran- I have been deployed for things in U.S. over the years- it’s not just for protecting us in foreign countries Our oath of office says we will protect foreign and domestic

Thomas OSullivan

Newsom, Bass and Waters can't handle the situation. I believe the Marines should be a last resort but certainly an option on the table.

Eric Smith

Maxine Waters face alone should be a warning to the world that a darwinian subspecies has overtaken southern California

Fat Guy Outdoors

What do you do when a foreign body rises up on American soil. You make an example out of it. Never understood the waving of other countries flags in these situations. They are sending you back to the country you are so proud of. Im hoping they're treated like armed combatants.

Belinda Kitchen

Because someone needs to help cause obviously the government in California don't care . The president is doing all that he can to help . I say if ur illegal you need to leave either willingly or by forcing.

Max DeYoung

This is an insurrection, with guns and devastating fires. They should all be arrested and treated with same due process as the Jan 6th people.

Toasty

Would you be saying the same thing if Biden had deployed the Marines on Jan 6th? Even the National Guard seems a little over the top, but Newsom is 100% responsible for the chaos. He needs to be held accountable for not supporting ICE and the arrests of the criminals that broke into our country.

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No

3 Comments

Connie Jacobs

This is not an insurrection! The police set their own car on fire from what I heard. These protests were peaceful for the most part until Felon47 got involved. They did cause a lot of damage with the graffiti, but no one was injure bc of it. Maybe Felon47 should have sent 700 Maries like your post o

Fat Guy Outdoors

You heard they destroyed their own police cars. I would suggest you change the place where you get your lies from. They burned they're own cars. Wow. TDS is real.

Lisha Lammers

No, the Marines should NOT be deployed to States against their own people.

Toasty

Not that it may not be warranted, but sets a bad precedence when, not if, a real socialist tricks his/her way into the power and justifies deploying our military against her citizens to 'keep the peace'. I voted for Trump, but lets call 'balls and strikes', he does not get a pass for this behavior.

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148 Votes

Are you tired of the rain lately?

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Yes

1 Comment

Eric Smith

The climate is a wreck....it's all Trumps fault!

Max DeYoung

Taxes end climate change.

53%

No

2 Comments

Fat Guy Outdoors

No just tired of the crime

Max DeYoung

April showers make May flowers and so on

ABC 17 News

Does the Thomas Jefferson statue on the MU campus need an interpretive sign?

16% Yes Yes

84% No No

16% Yes

84% No

Do you think Marines should be deployed in the US?

50% Yes Yes

50% No No

50% Yes

50% No

Are you tired of the rain lately?

47% Yes Yes

53% No No

47% Yes

53% No

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Yes Yes

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Yes

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No

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