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Now, now we've gone too far:

Seattle Mayor Murray calls for removal of Confederate monument, Lenin statue

Originally published August 17, 2017 at 5:51 pm

Confederate Soldier, fine. Lenin....that's one step over the line.

Following is from wikipedia:

Fremont curiosity

The statue of Lenin became a Fremont landmark and object of curiosity, representing the quirky nature of the artistic neighborhood, whose motto is Libertas Quirkas, freedom to be peculiar.^[14][15] Like the Fremont Troll and the Waiting for the Interurban sculpture, the Lenin statue is often decorated, appropriated, or vandalized with various intentions, both whimsical and serious.^[14][16]

A glowing Soviet-style red star or Christmas lights have been added to the statue during the holiday season since 2004.^[6][20] For the 2004 Solstice Parade, the statue was made to look like John Lennon. During Gay Pride Week, the statue is dressed in drag.^[6]

The statue's hands are often painted, and re-painted, red to protest the perceived glorification a historical villain with blood on his hands for deaths comparable with Hitler or Stalin.^[14] The Taco del Mar restaurant, one of the retail property's tenants, constructed monumental-scale burrito wrapped in foil for the statue to hold, which one Fremont publisher said did not turn out as intended, but rather "looked like a doobie" (cannabis cigarette).^[14] [14]