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%

No No

16%

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

8 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.

Has your yard gotten enough rain this spring?

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79 Votes

Has your yard gotten enough rain this spring?

24%

Yes Yes

76%

No No

24%

Yes

1 Comment

Zaos Gonzolez

Hrm, yes you see. My poor neighbors pay for my yards to be watered through their taxes. It's a great deal. We need more poor people in Columbia.

76%

No

2 Comments

Harry D

AlGore was RIGHT! Western capitalists, with their evil incorporations, have caused man-made global warming, resulting in drought conditions across the USA. Capitalists must immediately stop their green-house gas emissions, retire internal combustion engines & pay liberals $$$ to fix problem. FJB

Max DeYoung

Electric cars powered by Huge Sulphur emitting coal plants, is the only sensible solution.

Should police be called in to break up college campus protests?

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254 Votes

Should police be called in to break up college campus protests?

68%

Yes Yes

32%

No No

68%

Yes

4 Comments

Harry D

As Mizzou learned the hard way, campus protests can be very bad for the institution of higher learning. Police and even the National Guard should be used to restore order and make it safe for minorities (e.g., Jewish students) to attend class. The left has taken over higher ed, you see results. FJB

Max DeYoung

Harry, your reply to me is true, and accurate, but a peaceful protest is legal.

Bill Douglas

Start holding the alumni accountable who use the state taxpayer dollars in the form of their state government salaries to donate and buy tickets to athletic programs of these universities. Revoke their degrees, and find someway of filing criminal charges against them even if you have to make it up.

Bill Douglas

They need to revoke the degrees of each and every UM Columbia grad who has an engineering degree starting with the walking dictionary we have in my hometown who times stoplights. That computer geek can do nothing but quote a bunch of state regulations and policy that nobody understands.

32%

No

2 Comments

Max DeYoung

No, not if they are peaceful, otherwise the answer is yes.

Harry D

When was the last time you saw a peaceful leftist protest? "We need some muscle over here" ring any bells?

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

Has your yard gotten enough rain this spring?

24% Yes Yes

76% No No

24% Yes

76% No

Should police be called in to break up college campus protests?

68% Yes Yes

32% No No

68% Yes

32% No

16%

Yes Yes

84%

No No

16%

Yes

84%

No

24%

Yes Yes

76%

No No

24%

Yes

76%

No

68%

Yes Yes

32%

No No

68%

Yes

32%

No