Georgetown students trash the Lincoln Memorial

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Christ, people seem more fired up this than about the storming of the Capitol and killing of a police officer.

Such irony.

There is one poster that trashes GU any chance he/she gets. The fact of the matter is that post-graduation college celebrations involve a lot of booze and a lot of a trash no matter where the University is located.

This was very mild to the destruction that happened in the college town where my University was located.

Some trash and broken bottles---have you ever been to the National Mall after a 4th of July Celebration?

Now if they had spray painted Lincoln or the steps I would agree with you. This was broken bottles. You can't even walk down parts of DC or NYC in the middle of the day without stepping around those.

I suggest you come to Clarendon on a Sunday morning and see what the JMU, Tech and UVA students leave behind in their all night partying---and these are post-college professionals.

And it took the maintenance staff less than an hour to clean up -- the word "trash" was taken way out of context; they didn't trash the memorial, there was some trash left behind. They should have carried it out with them like good scouts, but they didn't "trash the Lincoln Memorial."

Let the maintenance staff do their jobs, i.e. clean up after ahole grads

You sound like a peach

That is not what I said, but you know that.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't sound like the Lincoln Memorial was "trashed," as the OP would like us to believe.

OTOH, here are some monuments (including the Lincoln Memorial) that actually WERE trashed during the 2020 BLM protests:

"In the wake of last night's demonstrations, there are numerous instances of vandalism to sites around the National Mall," the National Park Service for the National Mall said in a tweet with photos of defaced monuments.

Separately, a group marched and then rallied at the Lincoln Memorial where the words "Yall not tired yet?" were spray-painted.

The question "Do black Vets count?" also appeared to be spray-painted across part of the National Mall World War II Memorial.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/31/politics/dc-monuments-lincoln-memorial-defaced/index.html

[Anonymous]

I think the moderator should limit all threads to 7 pages. There is not a single one on this board that doesn't become a $hitshow after 3.

[Anonymous]

OP (and other selectively outraged twits), leaving behind trash is always inappropriate. But just for future reference, this is what trashing monuments actually looks like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP (and other selectively outraged twits), leaving behind trash is always inappropriate. But just for future reference, this is what trashing monuments actually looks like.

OK twit, if leaving behind trash is always inappropriate than it's wrong, just like this. Both can be true, why is this so hard for a hardheaded twit like you to understand?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP (and other selectively outraged twits), leaving behind trash is always inappropriate. But just for future reference, this is what trashing monuments actually looks like.

OK twit, if leaving behind trash is always inappropriate than it's wrong, just like this. Both can be true, why is this so hard for a hardheaded twit like you to understand?

Because thoughtlessly leaving behind trash is not even on the same level as the defacement of national memorials. The OP (you?) would have us believe this is what occurred the other night - when nothing of the sort did. Maybe a little perspective - or rather, honesty - if you can muster it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP (and other selectively outraged twits), leaving behind trash is always inappropriate. But just for future reference, this is what trashing monuments actually looks like.

OK twit, if leaving behind trash is always inappropriate than it's wrong, just like this. Both can be true, why is this so hard for a hardheaded twit like you to understand?

Because thoughtlessly leaving behind trash is not even on the same level as the defacement of national memorials. The OP (you?) would have us believe this is what occurred the other night - when nothing of the sort did. Maybe a little perspective - or rather, honesty - if you can muster it?

Why the escalation and politicization? OP posted about this trashing the memorial, not about vandalism. Can't we agree that this was bad form without bringing in other more extreme examples or trying to make a political statement? Why are there 10 pages of mostly blasting OP. OK, maybe she was a bit dramatic, but it's still rude and shameful. I heard about it on the radio as well, so it's not like OK saw a little trash and freaked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP (and other selectively outraged twits), leaving behind trash is always inappropriate. But just for future reference, this is what trashing monuments actually looks like.

OK twit, if leaving behind trash is always inappropriate than it's wrong, just like this. Both can be true, why is this so hard for a hardheaded twit like you to understand?

Because thoughtlessly leaving behind trash is not even on the same level as the defacement of national memorials. The OP (you?) would have us believe this is what occurred the other night - when nothing of the sort did. Maybe a little perspective - or rather, honesty - if you can muster it?[/quote]

Not OP and same can be said for you? Both can be wrong and leaving behind massive amounts of trash including broken glass, spilled wine etc. is vandalism which is defined as "willful or malicious damage or destruction of the property of another." Just because you think it does not rise to the same level as the example you showed does not make it so. Calling people twits because they feel differently from you is pathetic, take a seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP (and other selectively outraged twits), leaving behind trash is always inappropriate. But just for future reference, this is what trashing monuments actually looks like.

OK twit, if leaving behind trash is always inappropriate than it's wrong, just like this. Both can be true, why is this so hard for a hardheaded twit like you to understand?

Because thoughtlessly leaving behind trash is not even on the same level as the defacement of national memorials. The OP (you?) would have us believe this is what occurred the other night - when nothing of the sort did. Maybe a little perspective - or rather, honesty - if you can muster it?

Why the escalation and politicization? OP posted about this trashing the memorial, not about vandalism. Can't we agree that this was bad form without bringing in other more extreme examples or trying to make a political statement? Why are there 10 pages of mostly blasting OP. OK, maybe she was a bit dramatic, but it's still rude and shameful. I heard about it on the radio as well, so it's not like OK saw a little trash and freaked.

And did you call out the posters blaming this on "white kids" and obviously trying to make it political? No? Didn't think so.

[Anonymous]

And did you call out the posters blaming this on "white kids" and obviously trying to make it political? No? Didn't think so.

But it was white kids. And I'm sure we can all agree it was wrong, regardless of their race or economic status. Again, why can't we talk about this truthfully without making it political?

[Anonymous]

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And did you call out the posters blaming this on "white kids" and obviously trying to make it political? No? Didn't think so.

But it was white kids. And I'm sure we can all agree it was wrong, regardless of their race or economic status. Again, why can't we talk about this truthfully without making it political?

NP. How do you know it was white kids? Was there video? I'm a non-white Georgetown undergrad alum. If you are implying that Georgetown students = white students without some extrinsic evidence that the particular students involved were white, that is offensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP (and other selectively outraged twits), leaving behind trash is always inappropriate. But just for future reference, this is what trashing monuments actually looks like.

OK twit, if leaving behind trash is always inappropriate than it's wrong, just like this. Both can be true, why is this so hard for a hardheaded twit like you to understand?

+1. This is not hard. After you hang out at the lincoln memorial, clean up your nasty trash instead of leaving it behind for someone else to do like an entitled brat.

And protest all you want but don't spray paint national monuments and expect other to clean it up like an entitled brat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

And did you call out the posters blaming this on "white kids" and obviously trying to make it political? No? Didn't think so.

But it was white kids. And I'm sure we can all agree it was wrong, regardless of their race or economic status. Again, why can't we talk about this truthfully without making it political?

I’m sorry - do you have a picture showing all white kids doing this? Or a link of some sort? Otherwise, that’s an incredibly brazen ASSumption - that the only kids involved were white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

And did you call out the posters blaming this on "white kids" and obviously trying to make it political? No? Didn't think so.

But it was white kids. And I'm sure we can all agree it was wrong, regardless of their race or economic status. Again, why can't we talk about this truthfully without making it political?

NP. How do you know it was white kids? Was there video? I'm a non-white Georgetown undergrad alum. If you are implying that Georgetown students = white students without some extrinsic evidence that the particular students involved were white, that is offensive.

Seriously. I’m trying to imagine the outrage of someone we’re to suggest the perpetrators were black - with zero evidence.

[Anonymous]

It's kind of amazing to me the posters who are willing to defend the students here.

A bunch of privileged college students got drunk and left the Lincoln Memorial in bad enough condition with broken glass and other trash that the Park Service had to close it for a while the rangers cleaned up after the kids.

Trying to deflect that by saying the word "trashed" isn't accurate (although it seems accurate enough to me) or that it's not as bad as if they had spray painted the Memorial is just lame and pathetic.