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Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 13 Jun 2020, 12:37pm
by Flex
JennyB wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:28pm
A great protest/action passed by my office yesterday, so we decided to put up Black Lives Matter signs in support and set up a table to hand out water to the marchers. It was really great. And I love the irony of a Jewish organization supporting a BLM march on a street named for a Nazi sympathizer (Lindbergh Blvd., which is, aside from the freeways, the main thoroughfare in St. Louis County - I think it's past time to start thinking of renaming this street). It was a great show of community coming together.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... c97.html#1
That's awesome.

Also, how the hell did Lindbergh get a street?

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 13 Jun 2020, 2:10pm
by Wolter
Flex wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:37pm
JennyB wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:28pm
A great protest/action passed by my office yesterday, so we decided to put up Black Lives Matter signs in support and set up a table to hand out water to the marchers. It was really great. And I love the irony of a Jewish organization supporting a BLM march on a street named for a Nazi sympathizer (Lindbergh Blvd., which is, aside from the freeways, the main thoroughfare in St. Louis County - I think it's past time to start thinking of renaming this street). It was a great show of community coming together.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... c97.html#1
That's awesome.

Also, how the hell did Lindbergh get a street?
As recently as my own childhood, schools absolutely only taught his flight.

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 13 Jun 2020, 2:35pm
by revbob
Wolter wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 2:10pm
Flex wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:37pm
JennyB wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:28pm
A great protest/action passed by my office yesterday, so we decided to put up Black Lives Matter signs in support and set up a table to hand out water to the marchers. It was really great. And I love the irony of a Jewish organization supporting a BLM march on a street named for a Nazi sympathizer (Lindbergh Blvd., which is, aside from the freeways, the main thoroughfare in St. Louis County - I think it's past time to start thinking of renaming this street). It was a great show of community coming together.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... c97.html#1
That's awesome.

Also, how the hell did Lindbergh get a street?
As recently as my own childhood, schools absolutely only taught his flight.
Yeah certainly pre-internet you weren't too likely to cone across such info.

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 13 Jun 2020, 5:01pm
by 101Walterton
JennyB wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:28pm
A great protest/action passed by my office yesterday, so we decided to put up Black Lives Matter signs in support and set up a table to hand out water to the marchers. It was really great. And I love the irony of a Jewish organization supporting a BLM march on a street named for a Nazi sympathizer (Lindbergh Blvd., which is, aside from the freeways, the main thoroughfare in St. Louis County - I think it's past time to start thinking of renaming this street). It was a great show of community coming together.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... c97.html#1
There are a lot of streets that need renaming.
In NZ it will be a real problem as just about every town has the same street names that are offensive especially to Maori including Cook / Banks etc.. They took down the statue of Hamilton in Hamilton before it was pulled down but the city is still called Hamilton!!

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 14 Jun 2020, 1:13am
by Flex
All streets should simply be named after all non-racist daredevil dirtbike stuntpeople

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 14 Jun 2020, 1:50am
by 101Walterton
Flex wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 1:13am
All streets should simply be named after all non-racist daredevil dirtbike stuntpeople
You must be Kidding?

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 14 Jun 2020, 3:07pm
by JennyB
Flex wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:37pm
JennyB wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:28pm
A great protest/action passed by my office yesterday, so we decided to put up Black Lives Matter signs in support and set up a table to hand out water to the marchers. It was really great. And I love the irony of a Jewish organization supporting a BLM march on a street named for a Nazi sympathizer (Lindbergh Blvd., which is, aside from the freeways, the main thoroughfare in St. Louis County - I think it's past time to start thinking of renaming this street). It was a great show of community coming together.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... c97.html#1
That's awesome.

Also, how the hell did Lindbergh get a street?
He's still considered a hero here. I don't think most people either know about his Nazi support or they just don't care.

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 14 Jun 2020, 3:08pm
by JennyB
Wolter wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 2:10pm
Flex wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:37pm
JennyB wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:28pm
A great protest/action passed by my office yesterday, so we decided to put up Black Lives Matter signs in support and set up a table to hand out water to the marchers. It was really great. And I love the irony of a Jewish organization supporting a BLM march on a street named for a Nazi sympathizer (Lindbergh Blvd., which is, aside from the freeways, the main thoroughfare in St. Louis County - I think it's past time to start thinking of renaming this street). It was a great show of community coming together.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... c97.html#1
That's awesome.

Also, how the hell did Lindbergh get a street?
As recently as my own childhood, schools absolutely only taught his flight.
That and maybe the kidnapping. But never his politics.

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 14 Jun 2020, 4:12pm
by revbob
JennyB wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 3:08pm
Wolter wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 2:10pm
Flex wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:37pm
JennyB wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:28pm
A great protest/action passed by my office yesterday, so we decided to put up Black Lives Matter signs in support and set up a table to hand out water to the marchers. It was really great. And I love the irony of a Jewish organization supporting a BLM march on a street named for a Nazi sympathizer (Lindbergh Blvd., which is, aside from the freeways, the main thoroughfare in St. Louis County - I think it's past time to start thinking of renaming this street). It was a great show of community coming together.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... c97.html#1
That's awesome.

Also, how the hell did Lindbergh get a street?
As recently as my own childhood, schools absolutely only taught his flight.
That and maybe the kidnapping. But never his politics.
Yeah never his politics.

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 14 Jun 2020, 4:20pm
by 101Walterton
101Walterton wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 1:50am
Flex wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 1:13am
All streets should simply be named after all non-racist daredevil dirtbike stuntpeople
You must be Kidding?
Good overcomes Evil


Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 14 Jun 2020, 4:20pm
by Flex
101Walterton wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 1:50am
Flex wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 1:13am
All streets should simply be named after all non-racist daredevil dirtbike stuntpeople
You must be Kidding?
Hard to say

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 14 Jun 2020, 4:22pm
by 101Walterton
Flex wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 4:20pm
101Walterton wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 1:50am
Flex wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 1:13am
All streets should simply be named after all non-racist daredevil dirtbike stuntpeople
You must be Kidding?
Hard to say
That was spooky we posted at exact same time.

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 14 Jun 2020, 7:47pm
by BostonBeaneater
Flex wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 4:20pm
101Walterton wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 1:50am
Flex wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 1:13am
All streets should simply be named after all non-racist daredevil dirtbike stuntpeople
You must be Kidding?
Hard to say
I live on Super Joe Einhorn Drive. I'm inspired whenever I turn onto my street.


Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 14 Jun 2020, 7:59pm
by Wolter
revbob wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 4:12pm
JennyB wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 3:08pm
Wolter wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 2:10pm
Flex wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:37pm
JennyB wrote:
13 Jun 2020, 12:28pm
A great protest/action passed by my office yesterday, so we decided to put up Black Lives Matter signs in support and set up a table to hand out water to the marchers. It was really great. And I love the irony of a Jewish organization supporting a BLM march on a street named for a Nazi sympathizer (Lindbergh Blvd., which is, aside from the freeways, the main thoroughfare in St. Louis County - I think it's past time to start thinking of renaming this street). It was a great show of community coming together.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... c97.html#1
That's awesome.

Also, how the hell did Lindbergh get a street?
As recently as my own childhood, schools absolutely only taught his flight.
That and maybe the kidnapping. But never his politics.
Yeah never his politics.
Oh, fun fact: he was apparently my fifth cousin or something like that. Hoo fucking rah.

Re: A Long Hot Summer begins (a dumpster fire chat)

Posted: 15 Jun 2020, 1:11am
by 101Walterton
BostonBeaneater wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 7:47pm
Flex wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 4:20pm
101Walterton wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 1:50am
Flex wrote:
14 Jun 2020, 1:13am
All streets should simply be named after all non-racist daredevil dirtbike stuntpeople
You must be Kidding?
Hard to say
I live on Super Joe Einhorn Drive. I'm inspired whenever I turn onto my street.

That is one ‘sport’ that has come a ridiculously long way those guys were rubbish including Evel Knievel. You see kids on skateboards doing better things nowadays.