Biden Admin to Remove Statue of William Penn from Philadelphia Park

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tribes in PA in and the larger region enslaved other tribes—and enslaved black Africans when it was a thing.

ICYMI: The 13th amendment didn’t free slaves owned by tribes. In fact, black slaves built the new communities/reservations established by native Americans.

History is both sad and fascinating. Our lack of understanding of our own American history makes threads like this interesting.

PS - Tribes willingly fought alongside the confederacy.

Any cite for this or the other PP that Native Americans owned African slaves? I believe you, just had never heard that.

The Dawes Rolls included freedmen but excluded Black slaves which is a problem now for Black Native people who are excluded from citizenship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn

Wasn’t Penn a Quaker who lived peacefully with native Americans? And quakers were antislavery. In fact, Pennsylvania was a haven for freed slaves thanks to the Underground Railroad essentially run by quakers.

It’s pathetic that the “end wokeness” people and the OP don’t know this sixth grade level American history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a roller coaster ride.

William Penn has gone from an evil white slave trader to a woke progressive liberal all in the course of 16 pages. Amazing.

No. It has gone from they are redesigning a park. Please give us your comments. To Biden has personally ordered the removal of Penn’s statue because Penn is a white man. People ask for proof that Penn’s statue was being removed because of his legacies and you could not provide any links.

Now you flail around on the ground like a little kid screaming about wokeness that does not exist.

Did miss the tantrum some liberal had a few pages back because the evidence “copied and pasted” (one paragraph) that Penn was being completely removed from the park and the park was being redesigned in consultation with several local Native America tribes? They were outraged that information was included in this thread. Now you are claiming no information was given and no links were given. NPS has removed everything because they got caught.

According to the National Park Service, the proposed removal of the Penn statue and the Slate Roof House is part of a plan to “rehabilitate Welcome Park to provide a more welcoming, accurate, and inclusive experience for visitors.”

Plans for the park, which was completed in 1982, include a new planted buffer on three sides and a ceremonial gathering space with circular benches.

New exhibit panels would also be installed to replace the Penn timeline.

The National Park Services says the proposal includes an “expanded interpretation of the Native American history of Philadelphia and was developed in consultation with representatives of the indigenous nations of the Haudenosaunee, the Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians, the Shawnee Tribe, and the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.”

A two week public comment period will be open online from January 8 to 21. Comments submitted through social media, phone calls, emails, or mail will not be accepted.

https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/national-park-service-proposes-removing-william-penn-statue-from-philadelphia-park/amp/

So the NPS announced here they were making the changes:

https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/news/park-seeks-input-on-the-rehabilitation-of-welcome-park.htm

They provided a link for the public to comment:

https://parkplanning.nps.gov/

But the document and comments are closed, comments removed.

You think the fed gov moves quick? Nope. But they closed that down very very quickly, because they got caught playing their stupid woke games.

Wow you've gone off the deep end. Take a little break there, scooter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Statue is now staying.

https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/news/park-withdraws-review-of-welcome-park-rehabilitation-proposal.htm

I guess there was a lot of kick back about cancelling William Penn.

Gosh so many people suddenly fans of a pacifist they’d never heard of before and a work of art they’d ignore if they were walking by it. Lol.

You must be disappointed no one was buying your idiotic nonsense about Penn being a "traitor."

Who are you talking to?

Wow. The gaslighting never ceases, does it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Statement from NPS:

"Independence National Historical Park has withdrawn the review of a draft proposal to rehabilitate Welcome Park and closed the public comment period. The preliminary draft proposal, which was released prematurely and had not been subject to a complete internal agency review, is being retracted. No changes to the William Penn statue are planned."

LOL. They didn't anticipate the pushback. Glad they pulled their plans.

This whole thing makes me laugh. Especially the "all-in" dolts at the beginning, assuring us Penn was a massive racist and terrible person. They have never met a bandwagon they can resist hopping on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a roller coaster ride.

William Penn has gone from an evil white slave trader to a woke progressive liberal all in the course of 16 pages. Amazing.

No. It has gone from they are redesigning a park. Please give us your comments. To Biden has personally ordered the removal of Penn’s statue because Penn is a white man. People ask for proof that Penn’s statue was being removed because of his legacies and you could not provide any links.

Now you flail around on the ground like a little kid screaming about wokeness that does not exist.

Did miss the tantrum some liberal had a few pages back because the evidence “copied and pasted” (one paragraph) that Penn was being completely removed from the park and the park was being redesigned in consultation with several local Native America tribes? They were outraged that information was included in this thread. Now you are claiming no information was given and no links were given. NPS has removed everything because they got caught.

According to the National Park Service, the proposed removal of the Penn statue and the Slate Roof House is part of a plan to “rehabilitate Welcome Park to provide a more welcoming, accurate, and inclusive experience for visitors.”

Plans for the park, which was completed in 1982, include a new planted buffer on three sides and a ceremonial gathering space with circular benches.

New exhibit panels would also be installed to replace the Penn timeline.

The National Park Services says the proposal includes an “expanded interpretation of the Native American history of Philadelphia and was developed in consultation with representatives of the indigenous nations of the Haudenosaunee, the Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians, the Shawnee Tribe, and the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.”

A two week public comment period will be open online from January 8 to 21. Comments submitted through social media, phone calls, emails, or mail will not be accepted.

https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/national-park-service-proposes-removing-william-penn-statue-from-philadelphia-park/amp/

So the NPS announced here they were making the changes:

https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/news/park-seeks-input-on-the-rehabilitation-of-welcome-park.htm

They provided a link for the public to comment:

https://parkplanning.nps.gov/

But the document and comments are closed, comments removed.

You think the fed gov moves quick? Nope. But they closed that down very very quickly, because they got caught playing their stupid woke games.

Wow you've gone off the deep end. Take a little break there, scooter.

DP. We see right through you. You fool no one. You were caught looking like an idiot, and now you're pretending it never happened. Too funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Governor Shapiro (Dem) was against the removal of the William Penn statue.

+1
Interesting how the LWNJs on this thread have completely ignored that fact. Also Sen. Bob Casey (D).

[Anonymous]

https://twitter.com/GovernorShapiro/status/1744502454048178194

Shapiro went directly to the Biden Administration to "correct" the decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/GovernorShapiro/status/1744502454048178194

Shapiro went directly to the Biden Administration to "correct" the decision.

The “decision” was never made. The proposal is still in the comments period. Though you know this because it has been post multiple times. Rock on anti woke maga warrior. Keep making things up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/GovernorShapiro/status/1744502454048178194

Shapiro went directly to the Biden Administration to "correct" the decision.

The “decision” was never made. The proposal is still in the comments period. Though you know this because it has been post multiple times. Rock on anti woke maga warrior. Keep making things up!

Says the folks who are offended when details of the plan are posted from the source. Someone set a land speed record for removing the comments, plan details, and making up an excuse to walk back the entire debacle.

It’s great the governor went directly to Biden.

Biden and his aides can’t ensure the US military and civilian military personnel have a commander, but they are available to coordinate the erasure of the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania.

[Anonymous]

To appease Native Americans they should rename Pennsylvania as Elizabeth Warrenvania.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/GovernorShapiro/status/1744502454048178194

Shapiro went directly to the Biden Administration to "correct" the decision.

The “decision” was never made. The proposal is still in the comments period. Though you know this because it has been post multiple times. Rock on anti woke maga warrior. Keep making things up!

The proposal was in the comments stage. I am betting they did not anticipate the pushback on it. They very much intended to take down the statue.
Had it not been for the press and pushback from Shapiro and others, they probably would have continued on with their plans.

The original statement:

"The Penn statue and Slate Roof house model will be removed and not reinstalled. In a separate and future effort, new exhibit panels will be installed on the south site wall to replace the Penn timeline."

https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/news/park-seeks-input-on-the-rehabilitation-of-welcome-park.htm#:~:text=The%20Penn%20statue%20and%20Slate,to%20replace%20the%20Penn%20timeline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Statement from NPS:

"Independence National Historical Park has withdrawn the review of a draft proposal to rehabilitate Welcome Park and closed the public comment period. The preliminary draft proposal, which was released prematurely and had not been subject to a complete internal agency review, is being retracted. No changes to the William Penn statue are planned."

LOL. They didn't anticipate the pushback. Glad they pulled their plans.

This whole thing makes me laugh. Especially the "all-in" dolts at the beginning, assuring us Penn was a massive racist and terrible person. They have never met a bandwagon they can resist hopping on.

And a traitor because Quakers are pacifists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/GovernorShapiro/status/1744502454048178194

Shapiro went directly to the Biden Administration to "correct" the decision.

The “decision” was never made. The proposal is still in the comments period. Though you know this because it has been post multiple times. Rock on anti woke maga warrior. Keep making things up!

The National Park Service has withdrawn a proposal to permanently remove a statue of William Penn as part of its rehabilitation of Welcome Park in Old City, saying the plan was “released prematurely and had not been subject to a complete internal agency review.”

The sudden reversal posted Monday evening came after a barrage of complaints, often spearheaded by Republicans. But high-profile Democrats such as Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro also voiced concerns. In a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Shapiro wrote on Monday evening, “My team has been in contact with the Biden Administration throughout the day to correct this decision. I’m pleased Welcome Park will remain the rightful home of this William Penn statue.”

It’s a sharp change from an announcement by NPS on Friday to remove the centerpiece statue of William Penn permanently and redesign the park to highlight Native American history. That plan marked a major shift, considering that the park was built on the site of Penn’s home, the Slate Roof House, and is named for the ship, Welcome, that transported him from England.

Representatives for the National Park Service could not be reached for comment Monday after they sought public comment on the proposal to remove the statue.


https://www.inquirer.com/news/william-penn-statue-philadelphia-welcome-park-removal-20240108.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/GovernorShapiro/status/1744502454048178194

Shapiro went directly to the Biden Administration to "correct" the decision.

The “decision” was never made. The proposal is still in the comments period. Though you know this because it has been post multiple times. Rock on anti woke maga warrior. Keep making things up!

The National Park Service has withdrawn a proposal to permanently remove a statue of William Penn as part of its rehabilitation of Welcome Park in Old City, saying the plan was “released prematurely and had not been subject to a complete internal agency review.”

The sudden reversal posted Monday evening came after a barrage of complaints, often spearheaded by Republicans. But high-profile Democrats such as Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro also voiced concerns. In a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Shapiro wrote on Monday evening, “My team has been in contact with the Biden Administration throughout the day to correct this decision. I’m pleased Welcome Park will remain the rightful home of this William Penn statue.”

It’s a sharp change from an announcement by NPS on Friday to remove the centerpiece statue of William Penn permanently and redesign the park to highlight Native American history. That plan marked a major shift, considering that the park was built on the site of Penn’s home, the Slate Roof House, and is named for the ship, Welcome, that transported him from England.

Representatives for the National Park Service could not be reached for comment Monday after they sought public comment on the proposal to remove the statue.


https://www.inquirer.com/news/william-penn-statue-philadelphia-welcome-park-removal-20240108.html

I guess you do not do understand how the process of a decision is made with a comment period. Maybe you should look that up and get back to us. But really what would anyone expect for someone who lied about the reason Penn’s statue was to be removed.