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Please don't let this die in usersub. More people need to know.
Edit: over 400 updoot, but no FP. Fishy if your ask me.
Second Edit: over 1k updoots, but no fp still.
FP Edit: two edits and 3 hours later. Finally on FP. Yes it was built in 2016, I know. The point of this is that there is almost no media coverage of this. Yes there are lots of statues of lots of things, but in a country that was stolen from the people that this statue represents, you'd think this of all would have better coverage.
Freeflare
Get off your stupid high horse. It's a statue. I'm sure it was covered locally, but god damn not everything merits national media.
billyunsnbillyuns
The post (and sculpture) is nice but the whining about FP on an irrelevant website to all of it makes the whole thing disingenuous.
Ginkolaf
Downvote because of frontpage whoring. Relax pls
xVVitch
Same. Downvoted.
fartfartfartfart
If history is anything to go by, I'd avoid that blanket
Tbell233
Has to be the most blatant pint whoring I’ve ever see
Thlsguyfucks
How much media coverage do you expect a 2 year old statue to get?
LadyCottonHead
It's pretty... But why do more people need to know?
ThrowMamaFromTheTrain
Probably because it's 2 1/2 years old.
YourIceCreamMan
People who say We Stole The Land From The Natives should only be taken seriously if they are willing to surrender their property to a Native
greyblob
IMHO rather than land-stealing it's more useful to talk about what was done to their people, civilization and culture. I'm no expert ofc.
greyblob
"we nearly killed them all, let's at least keep their culture/civilization alive" and such seems like a more reasonable position
AlmightyOski
I mean, I like it and all, but why is this one of those "important things we need to share to everyone" exactly?
excellentsamuraid
Because it's a great statue dedicated to great people?
Jusmar
And you're point whoring off those "great people"? Despicable. You should be ashamed of yourself.
causality
It's dedicated to the Lakota Sioux, who, FYI, had a history of genocidal warfare against other plains indian tribes.
Rage3
But the reason it isn't getting much coverage is because it already did get its share, 3 years ago, when it was completed. Not "recently".
epoke
It probably hasn’t gotten much publicity because it’s a statue. It’s very pretty, but there are many statues.
khora
It's not like it's a giant chrome elk.
ParadigmShiftingWithoutAClutch
So retarded how people say stolen land... Like every other nation on earth wasn’t inhabited by someone else at some point. It was conquered.
PaulHavingABall
It is beautiful, but do statue unveilings generally get much national publicity?
excellentsamuraid
Usually when it's native American stuff.
FinrodFelagundPrinceoftheNoldor
And why would that matter? It's a nice statue, but not because it's about the natives.
Avykins
You had my updoot until the last line. Then you had to go and be a douche.
rak70
How is saying a fact being a douche? Hope you stay under your rock sheltering yourself from hard to swallow truths.
snoochieboochiequeen
how was it douchey if it's true? I don't see nothing but facts in that last line.
TotallySaneScientist
It was their opinion. Based on nothing but their own anecdotal evidence. "I haven't seen any coverage so there must not have been enough"
TotallySaneScientist
And they tried to throw in a wrongdoing and guilt to support that there was a lack of coverage, without actually giving real proof.
TotallySaneScientist
You can say more people need to see it, you should not do it in this way, at all. Plus the status updates and everything around FP was sad.
KristanDL
This statue looks like Soviet era monuments depicting the Motherland.
excellentsamuraid
That made me chuckle.
shuttlecockinakumquat
Boo this OP
LittleSchrodinger
excellentsamuraid
That was a lot funnier than it should have been.
Tequillla
I thought my last soviet country the only one where such ugly statues remain
BoobsAreSoMuchFun
Wow this really nice! Beautiful!
DtheB8
“wHy IsNt thIS MoRE pOPuLaR?” Ugh, if only I could downvote twice.
newyorkmetsalhead
You could always report it as spam!
smallskillerofhambino
Have you seen the justification for point whoring the OP is doing in the comments?
PrincessNakedMoleRat
Not to mention the ANGERY EDITS. "Oh it's not on the fp? CoNsPiRaCy!"
ThePiedPiperofRuination
Tag Extradownvote to downvote a post twice.
Barkinsons
Why haven't I seen this comment anywhere in the mainstream media?
CrazyGuyOnABike
As usual, something said by idiots who make no attempt to follow news, and then complain that they didn’t see the news.
OneTacoPlease
Attention scam
PaleEarnhardt
White guilt intensifies
excellentsamuraid
Bruh, I am white.
Ketchupkilla
And apparently dumb too.
theobstruction
I didn't steal anything from anybody. I was born here.
itsallabunchoflies
"New" It's from Sep 2016.
ActionJohnnie
It still has the new statue smell
ThngsnStuf
3 years is pretty new in the life of statues
Hedniskhjartad
So what's the statue of limitations here?
thesplashingblumpkins
Yeah that's new that's only 3 years ago
EmeraldMoreLikeUninstall
itsallabunchoflies
That's totally fair, but this was presented like "This is new and nobody is talking about it" virtue signaling to get some outrage upvotes.
excellentsamuraid
It's not for outrage, I promise. I would just like more people to be able to give it its just due.
Og1i1PrettyThug
Point whore fuck off
EmeraldMoreLikeUninstall
Yeah, I instinctively ignored the outrage signaling. It seems like everyone does it all the time now... Cool statue is still cool.
excellentsamuraid
The point is that it was put up and still nothing about it.
broccolismoke
Damn, so many downvotes. Sometimes imgur totally sucks
DeepTrollin
People are downvoting because he was bitching about not being on fp when there hadn't been enough time to be on fp.
Ketchupkilla
It made front page in 2016 when it was up. Stop whoring your white guilt.
itssohardtobeagoodkitty
Lol!!!!!!!!!!
DontVoteForStupid
I've seen quite a few things about it. Even visited on a cross country trip two years back. It's breathtaking!
DontVoteForStupid
Beautiful view of the Missouri there too
itsallabunchoflies
excellentsamuraid
Over 1k updoots and no FP. There's something going on.
WhatUpIGotABigHawk
How can you reach the keyboard while self-fellating?
SnackMasterRanger
Yeah there's something going on with your head
Dizzybomb
Nah man your on the fp. Not everything is a conspiracy.
whyisallthecheesegone
Right? As if imgur was some Illuminati overlord that cared about blocking a post about some stupid fucking statue in butt fuck nowhere.
einsteinisbae
Think I know why it hasn't been talked about.....because it's in South Dakota
itzyaboii
As an east river boy: das fair
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itzyaboii
Found the west river boi
xNosibix
Mt Rushmore is in SD too.. also Crazy horse.
ConfederacyOfDunces
Mt whatnow?
itzyaboii
And the world’s only corn palace
Polakwithablock
And this happened a few years ago.
TheFartingUnicorn
As someone who lives here, it is a truly beautiful statue.
thatfucknguy
Have you spent time in Chamberlain?
Updoodilydoo
If you can get to it. In this state you travel 100 miles you're just 100 miles from where you started
SociallyAwkwardCanadianMoose
Can someone explain why my phone GPS said I was in Washburn (sp?) While sitting in my car at work in calgary... did I find a glitch??
WhichIsIt
You are in a portal
humanhotplate
I'm surprised they allowed the statue to be built, they treat the Natives like shit there.
GigiDundas
They do? You're sure?
humanhotplate
Yes, I have friends who lived on reservations there, and high school kids would vandalize their houses and cops would do nothing about it,
WhatUpIGotABigHawk
You do know how reservation jurisdiction works, right? Oh wait...
humanhotplate
As someone who's wife is part of the stillaguamish tribe of Indians, yes I do. You do know that not all tribes have their own cops and still
humanhotplate
That's also where a bunch of native women were being kidnapped and sold into sex slavery, and shitty half assed investigations were held
humanhotplate
Because they really dont care about native affairs. Theres few places where natives are treated with respect but SD is the worst.
jiynxed
It's not getting press because it's not generating controversy.
CrazyGuyOnABike
It got press... when it was unveiled three years ago. OP apparently missed the memo.
omngentryo
So you're saying if someone spray painted it with white supremacy slogans.... people would care about it?
igivetheinternets
Even if the artist hired his two black personal trainers to paint the hate symbols
Graybacks
kodiak931155
So the...... right thing for equality.... would be to give this more publicity.... by spray painting hate dymbols on it.... for equality?
omngentryo
“You provide the pictures. I’ll provide the war.” -William Randolph Hearst
khora
And hand out blankets dosed in vaccine.
MuffinsSpelledBackwardsIsSniffum
PaulHavingABall
This needs all the upvotes!
brobot
Was hoping someone would do it, thank you!
iamkarlpilkington
You can do it!
schleimkeim
I was scrolling down until i finally found it.
TheMightiestUpvote
He shall be given the mightiest
uziel144
CypherSteak
I like you.
denniepowers
Nice to see you on FP, SS!
randelung
My first thought. My siblings and I now have a rule. Whenever we play any sort of "draw the word" game we put dignity into the batch. Then
MuffinsSpelledBackwardsIsSniffum
randelung
we just draw a circle and nobody will know wtf is going on, but we'll have the answer in a split second.
JebidiahBeetus
ListerMurker
That was beautiful.
TheForgewright
Thanks, I hate it.
Clydefrogger
Idk wtf just happened all I know is I do not, under any circumstances, want the dud.
PrincessNakedMoleRat
I watched this for so long and I just don't know. I don't know.
WeAllLiveInAUserSubmarine
Sometimes, in a nightmare, you can be terrified and mesmerised at the same time; thanks to you, my life is now a waking nightmare.
MuffinsSpelledBackwardsIsSniffum
Damn fam this went on forever
hiddensquid3
What the
what the fuck
Loleroy
This is the content I crave
trollprozac
You got the dud!
ryonDMXhealy
I'm gonna want an explanation and a formal apology.
YoureBeautifulandSomeoneLovesYou
You got the Dud...Stand up for yourself, Poindexter!
krawby
itsanoldermemesirbutitchecksout.jpg https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-got-the-dud
VoidofStatic
ryonDMXhealy
Thank you sir or madam.
TheWuggening
What is this? I’m so lost and alone.
AceNautical
You are the dud
antarcticgecko
I need a tight compadre who will teach me how to rock
HooperAintchaWatchin
My father thinks you're evil
trollprozac
You got the dud!
TheyreGoodDogsBront
Do you want me to show this to the cat? Because the cat will get it.
Harryurhandsrfreezing
The cst gets it, heh, heh, heh.
thisiscatman
Oh I get it! (Psst, I don't get, someone tell me later)
MuffinsSpelledBackwardsIsSniffum
ThePiedPiperofRuination
Here's the source of the reference https://youtu.be/v-NH6TGZTcc
SpecialAgentCake
Wow. I thought that would be funny. That was just really sad.
DYLANLEE79
I feel like the blanket part should either be a windmill or a solar panel.
nabacular
I came here to make a smallpox joke but someone already beat me too it
ThrowPETAtoTheVeganLions
For accuracy the blanket should be laced with smallpox
CapnWahle
The colored sections of the blanket rotate in the wind... Source... Seent it
FrozenGif
How? They seem ingrained in the stone?
kodiak931155
Theys got a pivot joint set in the cement
nabacular
Why would you go to south/north dakota?
schmonday
Giving us cancer with a windmill blanket would be pretty sweet payback.
UpvotesAroundTheHorn
Schmoney!
CaldariBob
Well, there's always tobacco...
GeneralWho
excellentsamuraid
It would be fucking hilarious if it was a windmill. Like "bvvvwhiiiiiiiiiir! I'm a windmill bitch!"
cyndrin
"Native Americans cause cancer" ~Donald Trump
khora
Elizabeth Warren cause cancer
Revnis
His point is it could be used to help maintain nature by providing clean energy rather than just a tribute, it could help the cause.
excellentsamuraid
Really? Thank you for telling me. I would have had no idea.
ArgonSpark
Mmmm...that doesn't add up.
Cronos51101
I just hope they did the math on the wind load for the structure and foundation...
DYLANLEE79
It looks like an excellent wind catch doesn't it?
CapnWahle
The colored panels rotate to let the wind through. The picture was taken on the one calm day apparently
DYLANLEE79
So it really could be a windmill of sorts.