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lkjohnson1950:
Just gonna leave this here. Disgusting.
John S:
Unbelievable in the 21st century that this can happen. :o
Jericoke:
I remember when there was trouble with fans in Spain harassing Lewis Hamilton, the FIA threatened to take away the Spanish GP if that continued to happen. I'd like to see NASCAR make a threat like that too. (I suppose it's trickier when NASCAR owns the tracks, but it also takes a lot of legal stickiness out of the equation.)
cosworth151:
I'm sorry to say this but NASCAR has a fight on it's hands. Racism still runs deep in much of this country, along with sexism, xenophobia and about every other form of prejudice. I pass several houses flying the Confederate battle flag on the short drive between my home & office. This is especially ironic considering that I live in the home town of General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Andy B:
Oh dear!
This has become very sad and we are supposed to live in a civilised society but it makes you wonder where we are heading?
If you were an alien, think Star Trek, and you were circling the earth looking down would you want to drop in and say "Hello"? I don't think so.
I look at the TV and see the "Black lives matter" demonstrations around the world and the violence that is going with it and become confused as to why is a Frenchman/Brit/Spaniard/Italian (the list goes on) are attacking cops in their own country because of what a cop/cops have done in the US?
Is this what many fought and died for to give the youth of today the freedom to do? They are even attacking the memorials to those who died then want to cleanse history by removing statues where they should have plaques placed to say about their history as a reminder of what was and how far we have come from that.
A lot of what went on in the past was wrong and probably in a hundred years time some things that are going on now will be deemed wrong too. Times, opinions and attitudes change mainly for the better but we need history to see that not have it taken away and end up with the same problems.
2020 will be looked upon as a sad year for far too many reasons.
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