The statue is of General Marquis de Lafayette, a young Frenchman who defied his own king to enter the American Revolution against Great Britain. Lafayette was ultimately permitted to command Continental Army troops in the decisive Siege of Yorktown in 1781, the Revolutionary War’s final major battle that secured American independence. After returning to France, Lafayette became a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830 and continues to be celebrated as a “Hero of Two Worlds,” in both France and the United States.
Working with Thomas Jefferson, he helped write the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Men and of the Citizen, the first step toward a constitution for the Republic of France, helping launch the French Revolution. Frederick Douglass considered Lafayette a true abolitionist against slavery who embraced racial equality.On Aug. 7, 2002, Congress made Lafayette an honorary citizen of the United States, an honor afforded to only eight individuals, including Winston Churchill. Lafayette and Mother Teresa were the only two made honorary citizens by an act of Congress.
The Woke Ender says
Every single one of these far-left protests is rooted in narcissism (case in point, this particular situation.)
Very much like the Just Stop Oil “protestors” gluing themselves to artwork, stopping productive people from getting to work, and in general just acting like spoiled children throwing a tantrum, now we see it with the mentally retarded “Palestine” supporters. Riddle me this, but what does General Lafayette’s statue have ANY FUCKING THING to do with that fake country anyway? (Don’t answer this, because I 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 the reason: it’s a clear anti-Western movement.)
“Decolonize Palestine, decolonize the U.S.”
Neither of these countries belong to another nation, (quite 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 the definition of the word “colony”!) so thank you very much for getting this basic fact dead wrong. What, are we supposed to rid both these lands of any semblance of civilization so it reverts back to the days of tribal warfare, a nonexistent economy, no modern infrastructure, and ZERO medical advancements where life expectancy is around 40 years old? Guess that’s what they want because the left doesn’t understand history either by not knowing both countries were untamed wilderness before modernity decided to roll in and make everything considerably better. 🚬
The Tasmanian Devil says
How about slamming the do-nothing criminal corrupt FBI, DOJ, and DC Courts instead!
BLR says
good on that patriot my house is his house
sixlittlerabbits says
This patriot is on target. What a disgrace while Sniffin’ Joe’s administration dithers.