tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645439856635422478.post7610748820172876406..comments2024-03-08T07:31:03.679-08:00Comments on Templestream: They Should Probably Replace Confederate Statues With Margaret Sanger StatuesRick Wardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09689451026838986088noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645439856635422478.post-89640863516155120892017-10-06T10:21:28.705-07:002017-10-06T10:21:28.705-07:00"It seems rather ridiculous to think that whi..."It seems rather ridiculous to think that while accepting an award for reproductive health and rights, HRC would be speaking about Sanger's racism."<br /><br />- That statement is incredibly ironic considering that statues are being ripped down today for the crime of association with slavery centuries ago, as compared to explicit comments by Margaret Sanger that show she was intent on exterminating blacks as a people. <br /><br />Which is worse, anonymous, living in a historic culture that often accepts slavery and owning slaves or calling for the extermination of blacks? <br /><br />This is the legacy of Planned Parenthood that carries over into today:<br /><br />"She even presented at a Ku Klux Klan rally in 1926 in Silver Lake, N.J. She recounted this event in her autobiography: “I accepted an invitation to talk to the women’s branch of the Ku Klux Klan … I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses … I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak … In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered” (Margaret Sanger, “An Autobiography,” Page 366). That she generated enthusiasm among some of America’s leading racists says something about the content and tone of her remarks.<br /> <br />In a letter to Clarence Gable in 1939, Sanger wrote: “We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members” (Margaret Sanger commenting on the ‘Negro Project’ in a letter to Gamble, Dec. 10, 1939).<br /><br />Oh, yeah. These verified quotes are conveniently left out when NPR and others try to run cover for Sanger and say that she was not so bad. This is total hypocrisy with regard to the support for tearing down historic statues. <br />Rick Wardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09689451026838986088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645439856635422478.post-36661909449020497872017-10-02T17:20:49.264-07:002017-10-02T17:20:49.264-07:00When Hilary Clinton stated that she admired Sanger...When Hilary Clinton stated that she admired Sanger, she was receiving an award presented for outstanding achievements in reproductive health and reproductive rights, an award that is named for Sanger.<br /><br />Now, to me it seems obvious that when saying you admire someone in that context, you're probably talking about their achievements in that context as well. It seems rather ridiculous to think that while accepting an award for reproductive health and rights, HRC would be speaking about Sanger's racism.<br /><br />Do you also protest against people receiving the Noble peace prize because of the fact that Nobel himself was an arms dealer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645439856635422478.post-34571150711621678252017-09-21T05:30:58.342-07:002017-09-21T05:30:58.342-07:00"I'm not sure what the Sanger bust is mea..."I'm not sure what the Sanger bust is meant to honour"<br /><br />It's mean to honor a woman who was categorically racist and to the degree that she wanted to exterminate an entire African American population, that's who.Rick Wardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09689451026838986088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645439856635422478.post-83181997280137716342017-09-15T11:02:18.785-07:002017-09-15T11:02:18.785-07:00I'm not sure what the Sanger bust is meant to ...I'm not sure what the Sanger bust is meant to honour, but the confederate statues were made to honour the actions of those people during the civil war. Given that those people were traitors who were fighting for the right to keep other human beings, I see no reason they should not be removed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com