Current Affairs London Protests

[LinekersLegs]

A building frequently used for contests that included slaves and where they were often unfairly slain?

The difference I personally have with the Colosseum is that it is genuinely a really good mini museum, with lots of literature on site about its history. It is truly an engineering marvel as well, again with lots of detail readily at hand to describe it.

However lots of statues have no such educational material around then, just a plaque, and are often pretty gross to look at to boot.

 

[coollino]

But soon it will be

'daddy, who was that statue of?'

"REDACTED"

How so?

 

[atypicalusername]

We had a vote on removing the statue a few years ago. Circa 55% said No.

So then they should keep the statue right? Am I wrong for thinking democracy is the right way to do things?

 

[roydo]

Matt Jackson for his goal against City at Ashton Gate in 95?

Our name was on the cup when that went in.

Just a bit.

 

[Papa Shango]

I mean if you get down to it and you agree with mobs removing statues you aren't democratic. I guess it would only be natural for anybody who believed in democracy to feel revulsion at the scenes. Agree with if the statues should stay or not surely the majority of people here dont support mobs?

There is no such thing as democracy.

Not really anyway...

 

[coollino]

A friendly reminder that removing one statue does not delete someone from history.

 

[atypicalusername]

There is no such thing as democracy.

Not really anyway...

How do you mean?

 

[Wizard]

OK but what shall we do about the statues of Lord Nelson? What if we find out there is a highly likely chance Francis Drake murdered a dozen black people, King George had slaves, Wellington was a notorious racist and as for Eric Clapton's blue plaque...

Where are we drawing the line here?

Well the line would be drawn in this case for people whose main legacy was almost exclusively based on slavery which as far as I know isn't true of the others. I don't believe slave traders should have statues. Extrapolating that, if your main legacy is something that is universally now understood as bad, you probably shouldn't have a statue.

 

[roydo]

So then they should keep the statue right? Am I wrong for thinking democracy is the right way to do things?

Not that arsed either way mate, but I think Bristol council will have little appetite in replacing it with another one of him.

A new one of a black man taking the knee would be my preference.

 

[PDAWG]

A friendly reminder that removing one statue does not delete someone from history.

Most people wouldn't have know who he was until today

 

[Papa Shango]

Because already it’s started with that kid in Dublin Yesterday getting stabbed numerous times and battered by a gang of black lads. I know it’s all races protesting but it’s still going to cause racial hate more than it was a couple of weeks ago.

It’s rioting not protesting

Well it's both to be fair. Not everyone is rioting are they?

The racial hate was there already. None of this will turn someone racist all of a sudden (although...)

 

[Kurt.]

Do people here want Winston Churchill's statue removed here?

Yes


And chuck it in the sea

 

[Blue 1]

@Blue 1

Am I on the right track here? Could have sworn there was a campaign some time ago to recognise the victims of slavery.

Yeah that's right. Still ongoing I think.

 

[Toast]

Mayor of Bristol on channel 4 news now.

Talks very well.

 

[catcherintherye]

Not that arsed either way mate, but I think Bristol council will have little appetite in replacing it with another one of him.

A new one of a black man taking the knee would be my preference.

Am I right in saying, there was a bit of a caffufle when the statue was opened due to the wording on the plague?