Current Affairs The Landmarks of Slavery;

[davek]

The intial herd immunity direction and 10 years of Austerity the latter would have not changed anything intially, these Tory Governments are always going to kill more people.

Find it fascinating how this English Government is struggling to impose its ideology now. They certainly would have schools back thus mummy and daddy had child care in primary school. Its gringe they are desperate now trying to tie itself 4th July, COVID independence day, the fawning is embarrassing.

Just the imposition of the lockdown 10 days earlier would have saved over half the lives lost.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Just the imposition of the lockdown 10 days earlier would have saved over half the lives lost.

'one model suggests...'

 

[degsy]

Just the imposition of the lockdown 10 days earlier would have saved over half the lives lost.

'one model suggests...'

Harsh...I have to go with davek on that one. Lockdown, earlier, harder, seems to work.
Stopping incoming flights and quarentining returnees wouldnt have hurt either.
Total coque up by HM Govt.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Harsh...I have to go with davek on that one. Lockdown, earlier, harder, seems to work.
Stopping incoming flights and quarentining returnees wouldnt have hurt either.
Total coque up by HM Govt.

I agree.

 

[davek]

'one model suggests...'

I agree.

...so which is it?

Facing both ways. Again.

 

[Jebus_lives]

...so which is it?

Facing both ways. Again.

Not really. I can agree with your conclusion but disagree with the methodology.

 

[gonetomorrow]

My attention has been drawn to this. Apologies if already posted but blimey we've got some things to put right in this country! you have to zoom in a bit.

 

[roydo]

My attention has been drawn to this. Apologies if already posted but blimey we've got some things to put right in this country! you have to zoom in a bit.


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Well that will obviously need changing.

 

[Lee Smith]

My attention has been drawn to this. Apologies if already posted but blimey we've got some things to put right in this country! you have to zoom in a bit.


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This insignia depicts the archangel St. Michael defeating Satan during the War in Heaven. As with the majority of renaissance art and beyond, Satan has for the most part been depicted as a dark colour, be it brown, red, green, black.

When it was founded in 1818, I doubt King George IV said to his artists “hey lads, for the bantz, whack a picture of a white fella standing on a brown fella’s head on there for me will ya please?”

It’s depicting the “historical” (LOL) image as it would have been for portrayed for centuries before, not just in the UK, but elsewhere in the world. I don’t see this as a case of the UK/GB being “racist” as that tweet suggests. Because I reckon most people would look at that picture in context and say “oh look, that’s St. Michael defeating Satan”, rather than, “why is there a white lad standing on a black lad’s head?”.

 

[coollino]

This insignia depicts the archangel St. Michael defeating Satan during the War in Heaven. As with the majority of renaissance art and beyond, Satan has for the most part been depicted as a dark colour, be it brown, red, green, black.

When it was founded in 1818, I doubt King George IV said to his artists “hey lads, for the bantz, whack a picture of a white fella standing on a brown fella’s head on there for me will ya please?”

It’s depicting the “historical” (LOL) image as it would have been for portrayed for centuries before, not just in the UK, but elsewhere in the world. I don’t see this as a case of the UK/GB being “racist” as that tweet suggests. Because I reckon most people would look at that picture in context and say “oh look, that’s St. Michael defeating Satan”, rather than, “why is there a white lad standing on a black lad’s head?”.

Really? I had absolutely no idea that was St Michael defeating Satan and no idea Satan is depicted as darker skin.

I'm sure many others will be the same.

 

[roydo]

Really? I had absolutely no idea that was St Michael defeating Satan and no idea Satan is depicted as darker skin.

I'm sure many others will be the same.

Nor me. I saw a white kid standing on a black kid. My take on it, (never seen it, never knew it, the medal, even existed) was a sign of colonial oppression.

Its far more disgusting and offensive than a statue in Bristol, thats for sure.

And the symbolism of a white policeman kneeling on a black man isnt lost on me neither

 

[coollino]

Nor me. I saw a white kid standing on a black kid. My take on it, (never seen it, never knew it, the medal, even existed) was a sign of colonial oppression.

Its far more disgusting and offensive than a statue in Bristol, thats for sure.

And the symbolism of a white policeman kneeling on a black man isnt lost on me neither

Satan being depicted as having dark skin opens a whole new can of racially integrated worms too.

 

[roydo]

Satan being depicted as having dark skin opens a whole new can of racially integrated worms too.

Not gonna pretend I am some closet art expert, cos I aint. But I have never associated the Devil as a black person, maybe in art over the centuries, he has been. Not a clue.

In fact, I have seen Adam, as in Adam and Eve, depicted as a black man more often.

 

[peteblue]

I see the zealots now wish to tear down a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Leicester......

 

[roydo]

I see the zealots now wish to tear down a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Leicester......

They will be after that Ronaldo one given time.