Another attempt to erase history

[TipBledsoe]

So sad

McCombs Indian statue coming down after more than 40 years

The famous American Indian statue at the Red McCombs Superior Hyundai dealership off Loop...

www.expressnews.com

 

[SURVIVOR619]

Can't read without a subscription. Found another article. Hyundai said it's no longer representative of their brand... What about being representative of the area within which your dealership has thrived? Representative of the residents of the area? Reverence for history - all history - good or from which to learn?

Ridiculous.

 

[Tnhawk]

Hyundai said it's no longer representative of their brand... What about being representative of the area within which your dealership has thrived? Representative of the residents of the area? Reverence for history - all history - good or from which to learn?

woke = broke

 

[autovon]

Since when do we maintain history with statues? I’m pretty sure our culture’s historical records are written down, and these shallow theatrics are played out.

 

[Army 1911]

I'm pretty sure that indian was not created for history anymore than those giant gorilla statues/balloons are. They were/are to draw attention to the business that erected them, nothing more.

 

[jmohme]

The real headline should be. "Red MaCombs Hyundai has not balls!".

That dealership owner/s should stand its ground and not allow a South Korean company to dictate what an American business can display, and has displayed on its property for years.

 

[Whistler]

It's sad to see local icons give way, not to memorialize anything but to help provide a sense of continuity important to small communities.
Another bit of Americana sacrificed to the gods of progress.

 

[dennisz]

I would never shop Red McCombs, they have been anti gun, most if not all their locations are 30.06 posted.

 

[Transplant]

This seems like a case in manufactured rage.
Are any of the people upset able to convey what history is being lost?
When they removed the frogs off the building on Greenville Rd in Dallas, I don’t remember anyone saying anything about erasing history.
Stop looking for a reason to be a victim.

 

[V-Tach]

They stole that land from the Comanches.....they need to give it back.........

 

[oldag]

They stole that land from the Comanches.....they need to give it back.........

And the the Comanches will have to give it back to those from who they stole the land.

 

[V-Tach]

And the the Comanches will have to give it back to those from who they stole the land.

The Apache...........then Spain, Then Mexico...then the buffalo............

 

[CharlieWH2O]

Red is dead and the statue has been there since it was a Pontiac dealership for advertising. Other than a landmark what purpose does it serve? If you feel that strongly get together, buy it and erect it somewhere else...

 

[psledoux]

The real headline should be. "Red MaCombs Hyundai has not balls!".

That dealership owner/s should stand its ground and not allow a South Korean company to dictate what an American business can display, and has displayed on its property for years.

I agree..... it's ridiculous. It's been part of the Red McCombs dealer history. Part of the San Antonio community.

 

[majormadmax]

Erasing history?!? Exactly what history are they erasing? When Native Americans sold cars?!?

At most it's a cultural icon, and maybe worth saving (although it appears it is not in very good shape); but don't make it out to be more than it is!

This dinosaur was a part of a miniature golf course when I was a kid. When the course was razed to become a strip mall, there was a successful public campaign to save it. Money was then raised to restore it.

But at no time did anyone claim it was an attempt at erasing the Mesozoic Era!

 

[John Sam Rayburn]

Since when do we maintain history with statues?

Since about the last 7,000 years.

 

[Whistler]

Yep just old stuff, nevermind the decades of collective memories or even the people's affinity for it. It's not history, let it go, except, maybe it is history...
Maybe its iconic of local history, consisting of anecdotes and tall tales mixed with memories. Maybe it's a point of commonality, a nexus for shared experiences across generations of the community. Maybe it's a nostalgic landmark that played a tiny role in hundreds maybe thousands of lives, a backdrop to the tremulous progression of local culture.
Maybe it's just a valueless, wasted hunk of fiberglass beyond it's time, I kinda like option one.

 

[Gordo]

The Apache...........then Spain, Then Mexico...then the buffalo............

.........then the dinosaurs.
Oh, don't forget the French.

 

[oldag]

Erasing history?!? Exactly what history are they erasing? When Native Americans sold cars?!?

At most it's a cultural icon, and maybe worth saving (although it appears it is not in very good shape); but don't make it out to be more than it is!

This dinosaur was a part of a miniature golf course when I was a kid. When the course was razed to become a strip mall, there was a successful public campaign to save it. Money was then raised to restore it.

But at no time did anyone claim it was an attempt at erasing the Mesozoic Era!

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Some people are missing the point. It is not the cultural icon, it is the reason it is being removed (e.g., woke). Woke will be the death of this country as we know it, unless it is stopped. And it has many manifestations.

 

[Kar98]

woke = broke

You know what, I keep hearing that, but do name one example where a company went 'broke' after going 'woke'.