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But, if the genocide is REALLY chaotic and listens to the Sex Pistols, does that make it ok?

Wow, you all know very little of your own history. Did you go to one of the Shawnee Mission schools (Shawnee Mission was a re-education camp for the native survivors of genocide at the hands of those who started your city!)

Or more recently than that, how about Bleeding Kansas. Ring a bell?

These anarchists are clearly pointing out the we have a statue memorializing people (and, more importantly, a system) that was responsible for mass genocide. That is truly undeniable.

If you want to laugh and and call them "silly", then you are going out of your way to ignore the fact that you are currently, at this moment, enjoying the fruits of genocide.

I'm not saying you have to live your lives in paralyzing guilt, but think before you go on a completely ignorant rant against some people who were compelled to make a statement about the vicious deaths of millions of people, some of whom used to hunt right where you are sitting as you write.

hey Tom! Maybe anarchists should organize and present their ideas to the public in a manner that is persuasive and meaningful..... or maybe they could just be assholes.

You know why I lurve guz? Because he tells anarchists to organize, and when you can make an oxymoron make sense, that means you deserve lurve.

I also lurve Tom. How else can someone take so abstract an act of vandalism and call it "clear" and "undeniable". His Plog innocence is so pure and fresh out of middle school.

Media has brainwashed everyone, (even the kids who did this) to misunderstand anarchy as a whole.

At least they did something as a stand for what they believe in, however misguided it may be. When is the last time any of you took a moment to do anything for what you believe in and mobilize your self?

And on another note... anarchy is about being responsible for yourself and what you believe in, no matter what the level (individual, community, or national). So why call the cops and perpetuate the oppressive police state we live in? Calling the parents, or organizing the immediate community affected by above vandalism is the correct course of action. Calling the cops is immediate removal of responsibility from yourself to the police, when the people that did the vandalism took it upon themselves to do so.

A couple points (as if they matter).

Elementary School: This is the institution used to convince the mind into thinking the system we have is fair and decent.

Wasted Tax Dollars: The cost of cleaning a statue compared to the money spent on its creation.

Empathy: I love the comments on how wrong the behavior was of the vandals, while complementing their statements with name calling. Really, who are the delinquents?

"Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains." --Jean-Jacques Rousseau