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Re: Happy Independence Day
« Reply #135 on: December 22, 2022, 03:06:59 pm »
No one disputes that. Russia would have most certainly lost if Germany wasn't fighting on two fronts. The Soviet people defeated Hitler, not Stalin just as it will be the Ukrainian people who will defeat Putin. It should be obvious why we don't have a statue of Stalin. A: He was not a Canadian. B: He was a monster who killed more of his people than the Germans.

"Not being Canadian" is a weird criteria given we have statues of various non Canadians throughout the country, including Churchill. As for the being a monster part, isn't your argument that we shouldn't balk at statues of people who had complicated or problematic histories?
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Re: Happy Independence Day
« Reply #136 on: December 22, 2022, 06:10:34 pm »
"Not being Canadian" is a weird criteria given we have statues of various non Canadians throughout the country, including Churchill. As for the being a monster part, isn't your argument that we shouldn't balk at statues of people who had complicated or problematic histories?

Stalin did nothing for this country, it was just a case of having a mutual enemy. As Churchill said about Stalin
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Re: Happy Independence Day
« Reply #137 on: December 22, 2022, 06:15:56 pm »
Stalin did nothing for this country, it was just a case of having a mutual enemy. As Churchill said about Stalin
It’s also not surprising to have a Churchill statue considering Canada’s connection to England and the monarchy.

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Re: Happy Independence Day
« Reply #138 on: December 22, 2022, 08:05:58 pm »
"Not being Canadian" is a weird criteria given we have statues of various non Canadians throughout the country, including Churchill. As for the being a monster part, isn't your argument that we shouldn't balk at statues of people who had complicated or problematic histories?

Comparing Stalin to Churchill and Sir John is stupid.  Stalin has no redeemable qualities.
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Re: Happy Independence Day
« Reply #139 on: December 22, 2022, 08:08:00 pm »
Comparing Stalin to Churchill and Sir John is stupid. Stalin has no redeemable qualities.

Well it's a good thing I didn't do that.
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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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Re: Happy Independence Day
« Reply #140 on: December 22, 2022, 08:21:39 pm »
Well it's a good thing I didn't do that.

Ok so we can stop asking why Stalin doesn't have a statue and that he isn't comparable to Churchill or Sir John A Mac
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Re: Happy Independence Day
« Reply #141 on: December 22, 2022, 08:42:59 pm »
Ok so we can stop asking why Stalin doesn't have a statue and that he isn't comparable to Churchill or Sir John A Mac

"As for the being a monster part, isn't your argument that we shouldn't balk at statues of people who had complicated or problematic histories?"
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Re: Happy Independence Day
« Reply #142 on: December 22, 2022, 09:30:41 pm »
"As for the being a monster part, isn't your argument that we shouldn't balk at statues of people who had complicated or problematic histories?"

It’s like you have to use small words for them to understand the point…
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Re: Happy Independence Day
« Reply #143 on: December 22, 2022, 11:54:58 pm »
It’s like you have to use small words for them to understand the point…

Thanks for trolling again!
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