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2020 Jun 19, 8:48am 1,262 views 48 comments

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Christopher-Columbus-statue-is-quietly-removed-15349845.php

Christopher Columbus statue is quietly removed from Pioneer Park

Christopher Columbus no longer stands below Coit Tower, soberly surveying the vehicles in Pioneer Park.

A crane plucked the bronze statue of the Italian explorer off its pedestal and hoisted it onto a flatbed truck Thursday morning. City workers removed it on Mayor London Breed's orders following reports that protesters might attempt to tear it down during demonstrations on Friday.

"It was removed because it doesn’t align with San Francisco’s values or our commitment to racial justice. Doing it quickly was also a matter of public safety, " Rachell Axel, the San Francisco Arts Commission's director of public and private partnerships, said in an email.

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RWSGFY 2020 Jun 20, 3:59pm

FuckTheMainstreamMedia says

She willingly put this forward as representative of herself

Where's the second eye?

Patrick 2020 Jun 21, 10:28am

From a Russian guy my neighbor knows:

Totally agree with you. Statues being put there in another time and context, so you can not blame Columbus for being "racist" or Lincoln, Chirchill and others.
General Lee did not support slavery. Many protesters here in Europe come from countries which had slavery untill recently: like Morocco and others northen African countries. I think the bad educational system is the reason of this new "cultural revolution" - the people can be easily manipulated by the media who definitely wants more of conflicts and divide. Personally I have nothing against better live conditions of the blacks in the US, and softer police methods, but blaming statues is just a easy target who can not resist.

Patrick 2020 Jun 21, 10:42am