Yeah that was exactly what I was getting at. Stick to picking point spreads idiot savant.
OT: Goodbye Flash, I mean Splash, Mountain
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Yeah that was exactly what I was getting at. Stick to picking point spreads idiot savant.
The internet and media makes changing history instantaneous.
Have you not watched those remember the 80s shows when people not even born yet make up stories about events that never happened?
Regarding the ride, seems Disney is moving towards more movie/princess themed rides.
Maelstrom became Frozen
Splash Mountain will have a similar change
Not that big of a deal and Disney is probably using this story for revenue
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While I'm giving most of the cancel culture outrage a giant eye roll, I do enjoy when the woke scolds of the Progressive left start eating each other over their constantly migrating, all-in emotional reactions.
Ah name calling. The last bastion of the defeated. I wish you the best in your recovery from this terrible Splash Mountain incident.
You would have to remove all references to the historical facts in question on the entire www. Can you explain how someone would go about doing that?
That is not true. All you need is to do ia publish alternative facts. Like CNN or Fox.
Look at Paterno for example
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Yup just make it more confusing for anyone to figure out which part is true and which isn't.
It is quite apparent in the media. They use opinion as fact. Then build a second story based on that.
With Paterno who said with the benefit of hindsight I wish I had done more... the media spun that to say Paterno admitted he didnt do enough.
The next story references that first and says Paterno ignored it. Etc.
You are confusing current events with historical events.
Even if a news organization tries to publish erroneous facts about a historical event, there is still plenty of documentation on the internet and history books to challenge any disinformation.
Rewriting history does take a long time, but they’re off to a good start. As those history books disappear and things are taken off the internet, it gets harder and harder to challenge disinformation. What’s next, are they going to demand we tear down statues of historical figures who helped get rid of slavery....oh wait, never mind.
“The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.”
Uh... you can't say that. Don't you know if you quote an academy award winning song featured in a ride that has characters from a movie that if you do enough research could be considered racist... that you're a racist?!?!
CNN told Grant Green to be offended. So he googled it and almost offed himself right then and there...but who would pay reparations if he did that? No, he had to keep plugging along, flaunting his guilt at first chance on his favorite forum.
It's really not about me being offended. It's about seeing things through the eyes of an African American. If certain statues or monuments or whatever, are symbols of past racism and oppression then I can see where they would be very bothered. Perhaps removal of some statues or some name changes will be a symbolic gesture that this country is serious about confronting racism and unfair treatment of African Americans.
That's a fine sentiment my friend. My only pushback is that some minorities are always going to be pissed because that's human nature and some people are pieces of shit. If you can draw the line between, "yup - Nathan Bedford Forrest has got to go" and "while we're at it, let's tear down this statue of Abe Lincoln." At a certain point we need to own the past and realize that you need to measure things as they were back then. Lincoln lost his life fighting slavery, but I've seen some BLM things saying his statues are problematic. You cant bow down to the mob.
Sorry I called you an idiot earlier. I'm really a 4th grader sometimes
Abe Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt? Symbols of past racism and oppression? Seriously? This isn’t about gestures....it’s political.
I understand and I don't agree with everything that is being removed/changed. In the end, I see most of those things (like Splash Mountain) as being insignificant collateral damage. I think we can own our past and still make some symbolic concessions that help unite the country without changing history.
We're all emotional, but discussion is good and I think we all need to try to hash these things out calmly.
And I believe it was idiot "savant".
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