Century-old Francis Scott Key monument defaced with 'racist anthem' in Baltimore

[anatta]

A 106-year-old statue honoring Star Spangled Banner writer Francis Scott Key was defaced in Baltimore early Wednesday.

Officials say they received a report that the monument had been vandalized around 6:30 a.m., painted with the words, "Racist Anthem."

Key's monument is made mostly of marble, with a gold base and a gold statue of the famed anthem written on top. Police say the monument was tagged with black lettering and red paint.

Baltimore has seen a spat of vandalism targeting historical monuments in the past weeks including damage to a statue of Christopher Columbus. It also comes following the city's overnight removal of four monuments linked to the Confederacy last month.

The statue was dedicated in 1911 to honor Key, an attorney who was being held captive aboard a British ship off Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, when he wrote what would later become America's national anthem.

 

[Granule]

A 106-year-old statue honoring Star Spangled Banner writer Francis Scott Key was defaced in Baltimore early Wednesday.

Officials say they received a report that the monument had been vandalized around 6:30 a.m., painted with the words, "Racist Anthem."

Key's monument is made mostly of marble, with a gold base and a gold statue of the famed anthem written on top. Police say the monument was tagged with black lettering and red paint.

Baltimore has seen a spat of vandalism targeting historical monuments in the past weeks including damage to a statue of Christopher Columbus. It also comes following the city's overnight removal of four monuments linked to the Confederacy last month.

The statue was dedicated in 1911 to honor Key, an attorney who was being held captive aboard a British ship off Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, when he wrote what would later become America's national anthem.

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There's nothing wrong with exercising a little justice.

-- The Left

 

[anatta]

America's war on it's history expands ..couple this with PC judgementalists and the parallels
to the Maoist Chinese Cultural Revolution are clear

 

[Cancel 2020.1]

America's war on it's history expands ..couple this with PC judgementalists and the parallels
to the Maoist Chinese Cultural Revolution are clear

I mean, no other way to say it - that's real drama queen stuff right there.

 

[Airstrip One]

Baltimore is, itself, a defacement of America.

 

[Darth Omar]

I mean, no other way to say it - that's real drama queen stuff right there.

Lordy, talk about the pot calling the kettle black lol.

Trump predicted this: where does it end?

 

[Cancel 2020.1]

Lordy, talk about the pot calling the kettle black lol.

Trump predicted this: where does it end?

It probably ends w/ stuff like this. Some people on the fringe doing stuff to statues once in awhile.

Please stop w/ the "they want to erase our entire history!" lunacy.

 

[Granule]

I mean, no other way to say it - that's real drama queen stuff right there.

-- The Left

 

[Granule]

It probably ends w/ stuff like this. Some people on the fringe doing stuff to statues once in awhile.

Please stop w/ the "they want to erase our entire history!" lunacy.

That's easy for you to say, liberal. You don't give a shit about monuments to US historical figures.

 

[dukkha]

Baltimore is, itself, a defacement of America.

it;s a corrupt,cold blooded killing zone. Dope runs the entire government

 

[Darth Omar]

It probably ends w/ stuff like this. Some people on the fringe doing stuff to statues once in awhile.

Please stop w/ the "they want to erase our entire history!" lunacy.

Dude, they are called 'historical monuments' for a reason.

But I'm good with it. I want to keep this going. Let's see how far they can go with it before it starts costing democrats politically.

 

[dukkha]

Dude, they are called 'historical monuments' for a reason.

But I'm good with it. I want to keep this going. Let's see how for they can go with it before it starts costing democrats politically.

Thing has no clue about the Cultural Revolution..i'll spell it out later..taking a break from hurricane cleanup

 

[Cancel 2020.1]

Dude, they are called 'historical monuments' for a reason.

But I'm good with it. I want to keep this going. Let's see how far they can go with it before it starts costing democrats politically.

Why? Are Democrats endorsing vandalism?

Again - you seem to think voters are really stupid. "Hey, I lost my job & the Dems seem to have a good plan here...but some fringe group protested a statue, so I'm voting GOP!"

 

[Cancel 2020.1]

Thing has no clue about the Cultural Revolution..i'll spell it out later..taking a break from hurricane cleanup

I don't live in your drama-queen world, no. That is true.

 

[Phantasmal]

Dude, they are called 'historical monuments' for a reason.

But I'm good with it. I want to keep this going. Let's see how far they can go with it before it starts costing democrats politically.

Lol, how is some punks defacing property going to cost Democrats? Are they encouraging people do this? I must have missed something. That's pretty outrageous even for you.

 

[Phantasmal]

Why? Are Democrats endorsing vandalism?

Again - you seem to think voters are really stupid. "Hey, I lost my job & the Dems seem to have a good plan here...but some fringe group protested a statue, so I'm voting GOP!"

My thoughts as well, pretty far fetched

 

[dukkha]

I don't live in your drama-queen world, no. That is true.

Cultural Revolution was an attempt to sanitize Chinese history and culture to only what Mao and his Gang of Four approved.

Buddhist temples were torn down, Intellectuals were banned unless they solely praised Mao's collectivism.
Ancient scrolls and art burned..all that replaced by a "Great Leap Forward"

Now we don't have a dictatorship to impose a culture of personality; but we do have PC Police/thought
that takes men like Jefferson and reviles him because he owned slaves ( when slaves were common worldwide).

Americas fascists aren't just fringe groups like neo-Nazis. the left is imposing it's current values back on our history . History has to be judged in context of it's times.

 

[TTQ64]

A 106-year-old statue honoring Star Spangled Banner writer Francis Scott Key was defaced in Baltimore early Wednesday.

Officials say they received a report that the monument had been vandalized around 6:30 a.m., painted with the words, "Racist Anthem."

Key's monument is made mostly of marble, with a gold base and a gold statue of the famed anthem written on top. Police say the monument was tagged with black lettering and red paint.

Baltimore has seen a spat of vandalism targeting historical monuments in the past weeks including damage to a statue of Christopher Columbus. It also comes following the city's overnight removal of four monuments linked to the Confederacy last month.

The statue was dedicated in 1911 to honor Key, an attorney who was being held captive aboard a British ship off Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, when he wrote what would later become America's national anthem.

In St Louis, another kop got off scott free from murdering another unarmed Black man. He shot him 5 times then planted the gun.

 

[dukkha]

In St Louis, another kop got off scott free from murdering another unarmed Black man. He shot him times then planted the gun.

horrible, what does this have to do with F Scott Key monument?

 

[TTQ64]

horrible, what does this have to do with F Scott Key monument?

Racist white men are still killing Blacks without consequences. Just as they did in the past.

That is the real history of this country.

Your fantasy history will continue to be vandalized until you people are out of power.