Ventura County officials had the controversial Father Junipero Serra statue removed very early on July 23, in the dead of night.
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William Hicks
July 26, 2020 at 3:36 pm
Now that there’s an empty pedestal where once was a statue, are there any suggestions as to what should be put on the pedestal?
Just remove the pedestal too, no? Or was that too much trouble for the City Council? Wow…………………..
William Hicks
July 24, 2020 at 6:22 pm
Was there a sense of shame on the part of the decision makers, or just cowardice?
Anyone who thought they were on the side of moral right would do this in daytime hours.
Maybe that’s how guilty or torn they were so they did this in the wee hours of the night. U can always tell when something is wrong, to do this when they did it, really? U (the decision makers) really feel that bad? That should have told u something.
Mike Hunt
July 25, 2020 at 5:17 am
Good riddance to bad rubbish! I’m a white male who has lived in Ventura 40 years. Father Serra’s statue, a symbol of accepted murder and oppression, has always made me cringe. The Missionaries raped and pillaged their way up California. While part of our history, it is nothing to be proud of and certainly something that should NOT be a symbol of who we are today.
As u have stated, this is a part of history that is not good but it did teach u something. U r right, the population as a whole has gotten better thanx to statues that can be used as a learning tool. But taking a stature that’s been there b4 u were even thought of wont erase the past. The past is the past, let it b. Our futures will be much better IF we don’t commit the same mistakes. That statue did serve a purpose.
William Hicks:
They should erect a “sissy statue” to depict how ppl in general, have become about certain aspects of the american history. Our history is what it is n nothing we do/say now will change the past. The best we can do is learn from our history, not try n forget about it.
Hope u guys r happy, ppls. There was a ceremony when it got erected, not even a good bye from faithful followers. Just saying, this is a a part of our history that should not be ignored n/or repeated.
Thanx to the “sissies of the general population”, the statue that could have n that will never again be has been taken down.
How pathetic ppl have gotten.
Does this mean the Ventura Police Department is going to change the image on their badges?
Now that there’s an empty pedestal where once was a statue, are there any suggestions as to what should be put on the pedestal?
The way that things have been going in this state, I’d say maybe Stalin?
That breaks my heart I’m sorry to see it go , i have lived here all but two years of my life and it was beautiful standing there what a shame , people need to Seattle down , let our country get back to normal as much as we can. People are sick and dying all over worry about that and your health
Seriously people, rekax. It had to go and why invite trouble. Probably saved some cash not having to deal with any protests. Happy it’s gone.
Removed in the middle of the night? Grow a pair Ventura. Like social media, I guess Ventura thinks if they “erase” it, it never happened?
History is history, the good, the bad, the ugly. It cannot be changed. Change happens by moving forward and adopting new attitudes and behaviors.
Good riddance to bad rubbish! I’m a white male who has lived in Ventura 40 years. Father Serra’s statue, a symbol of accepted murder and oppression, has always made me cringe. The Missionaries raped and pillaged their way up California. While part of our history, it is nothing to be proud of and certainly something that should NOT be a symbol of who we are today.
Imagine, the Peaceful Moderate Democrats who run the City of Ventura ashamed of the Hispanic person who founded their city!
He was Spanish, not Mexican. When American politicians pander, they pander to Mexicans or their descendants. In any case, they are gutless pandering clowns.
Was there a sense of shame on the part of the decision makers, or just cowardice?
Anyone who thought they were on the side of moral right would do this in daytime hours.