{"id":14805,"date":"2020-07-30T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=14805"},"modified":"2020-07-03T16:24:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T23:24:05","slug":"tipping-statues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=14805","title":{"rendered":"Tipping Statues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=14806\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/A1E0342D-0DE7-4F04-BFDC-823A51DA3E3B_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=735%2C1068&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"735,1068\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500319124&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A1E0342D-0DE7-4F04-BFDC-823A51DA3E3B_1_105_c\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/A1E0342D-0DE7-4F04-BFDC-823A51DA3E3B_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=700%2C1017&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/A1E0342D-0DE7-4F04-BFDC-823A51DA3E3B_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=640%2C930&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14806\" width=\"393\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/A1E0342D-0DE7-4F04-BFDC-823A51DA3E3B_1_105_c.jpeg?w=735&amp;ssl=1 735w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/A1E0342D-0DE7-4F04-BFDC-823A51DA3E3B_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=206%2C300&amp;ssl=1 206w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/A1E0342D-0DE7-4F04-BFDC-823A51DA3E3B_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=705%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2017 I advocated removing this <a href=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=11039\">statue of Judge Roger Taney<\/a> from the Capital building in Maryland. I haven&#8217;t changed my mind. But the recent flurry of &#8220;tear down this or that statue. Gave me a business idea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buy some land in Texas or Arkansas and start the <strong>Museum of Fallen Heroes<\/strong>. It will be a drive through museum so the construction costs will be low and it will have something to offend everybody. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Robert E Lee<\/li><li>Saddam Hussein<\/li><li>Mao<\/li><li>Lenin<\/li><li>Stalin<\/li><li>Roger Taney<\/li><li>John Wayne<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The list of potentials is endless and many of them would be &#8220;free to a good home.&#8221; Charge $20.00 per car and have a gift shop with postcards of course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2017 I advocated removing this statue of Judge Roger Taney from the Capital building in Maryland. I haven&#8217;t changed my mind. 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