[ExI] how long will this go on?

[Dylan Distasio]

The first phase of a Marxist revolution is erasing history writ large and
small, with struggle sessions in store for anyone who disagrees.

There's a method to this madness.

On Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 10:11 AM SR Ballard via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> I mean, I understand the impetus for these reactions, but my thinking is
> more: who really considers these to be racist idols?
>
> Robert E Lee is one thing. Everyone ties him instantly with the Civil War
> and Slavery. Columbus is emblematic of the enslavement and abuse of native
> people.
>
> But I had never heard of this “Horton Smith” guy until I read this email,
> and basically no one except a golf fanboy will have. So what good does it
> do to remove his name from something?
>
> A better example of obscure people who I think might be “villifiable”
> would be “the father of modern Gynecology”, Mr. Sims.
>
> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Marion_Sims
>
> SR Ballard
>
> On Jul 11, 2020, at 8:47 AM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> A man named Horton Smith has had his name taken off a golf trophy because
> he agreed with the 'no Blacks' provision in professional golf - he was the
> president of the PGA.  1950s.
>
> Consider this:  suppose he had not agreed?  Suppose that he wanted Blacks
> on the tour?  Do you think he would have kept his position as president?
> Hah!  People were not ready for that by a long shot.
>
> So he is being vilified for thinking the way everyone else did.  His only
> 'sin' is that he was president, I suppose.  Should we now disparage all the
> golfers, like Arnold Palmer, who were members at the time?
>
> How far will this go?  How long?  Billions of people were racist back
> then.
>
> Billions of people are racist now.  How far will taking names off of
> trophies get us?
>
> bill w
>
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