Idea for how to deal with the remaining Confederate shrines

[ehrnst]

Russia Wants Bulgarians to Stop Painting Soviet Monuments To Look Like American Superheroes

(the Ronald MacDonald and Joker are particularly inspired...)

According to a report by the Moscow Times, pranksters in Bulgaria are repainting Soviet-era monuments so that Soviet military heroes look like American Superheroes. Needless to say, the Russians are not too happy about it:

Russia is demanding that Bulgaria try harder to prevent vandalism of Soviet monuments, after yet another monument to Soviet troops in Sofia was spray-painted, ITAR-Tass reported.

The Russian Embassy in Bulgaria has issued a note demanding that its former Soviet-era ally clean up the monument in Sofia’s Lozenets district, identify and punish those responsible, and take “exhaustive measures” to prevent similar attacks in the future, the news agency reported Monday.

The monument was sprayed with red paint on the eve of the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s celebration of its 123rd anniversary, the Sofia-based Novinite news agency reported.

The vandalism was the latest in a series of similar recent incidents in Bulgaria — each drawing angry criticism from Moscow…

http://www.earthlymission.com/russia-wants-bulgarians-to-stop-painting-soviet-monuments-to-look-like-american-superheroes/

[wasupaloopa]

1. Hard for me to put confederate shrines before the people in Puerto Rico

and those who will die because of losing the ability to pay for health care.

Today I am so angry at anyone who helped put that ass hole in office shrines, are the farthest things from my mind.

[ehrnst]

2. I find that humor restores my strength to resist

Do you really think that posting this on DU detracts vital attention from PR and health care?

Do posts on the Las Vegas shooting also do this?

[DK504]

3. LOL....that is so brilliant!!

"The Russian Embassy in Bulgaria has issued a note demanding that its former Soviet-era ally clean up the monument in Sofia’s Lozenets district, identify and punish those responsible, and take “exhaustive measures” to prevent similar attacks in the future, the news agency reported Monday. "

Yeah, good luck with that Vlad. The Bulgarians van do what ever the hell they want with the murdering bastards hideous statues. Good for them!

[NCjack]

4. Russia could move the monuments to Russia -- problem solved -- maybe. nt