# Changing names, removing statues while avoiding 1984-ism **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-names-removing-statues-while-avoiding-1984-ism/912444 "2020-06-23T16:51:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 191
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-names-removing-statues-while-avoiding-1984-ism/912444/191 "2020-07-03T08:24:55Z")
> **[Elk statue removed from downtown Portland after protesters set its base ablaze](https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/protests/elk-statue-removed-from-downtown-portland-after-vandalism-protests/283-db3a1cdf-05c4-4a0e-9df9-5f2e99d4c6ba)** > > The owner of the Thompson Elk, the Regional Arts and Culture Council, found that the base of the statue was severely damaged and it had become a safety hazard. Good thing the mob was able to remove this racist symbol of the old order dominated by the so-called white male patriarchy. Its antlers were a constant reminder to the antlerless of their inferiority. Concerning armed rebellion, the Marxists and anarchists don’t want that. They want to subvert legitimate protest in order to advance a bigoted, destructive, internally inconsistent and ignorant agenda under the aegis of the idea of equality. It’s farcical and counterproductive. As bad as the mob is their destructive enablers in mayor’s offices and governor’s mansions in the blue cities and states are 10 times as bad. Funny how even their tunes change when the horde shows up at their residences. Then, the protection of property and life is important. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-names-removing-statues-while-avoiding-1984-ism/912444)._