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Slave Trader Edward Colston's statue torn down in Bristol

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  • #2942
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,116 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    They all pleaded not guilty. Few people protesting outside the court and some more protesting online, whatever that means.

    Wierd bit from the local news coverage was seeing the line of police outside court all wearing masks.... And plastic aprons like they were about to serve some pasties to you in Greggs?


  • #2943
    fantaiscool
    Registered Users Posts: 363 ✭✭fantaiscool


    El_Duderino 09 wrote: »
    They might throw the book at them. But they have done something incredible. They might sacrifice for the movements they inspired but the impact it has had, is huge in the uk and beyond.

    That statue being toppled was the reason the UK government reviewed thousands of statues and decided to move them to museums, starting a national conversation about the nature of statues and who we want to revere and who we don’t.


    Yes, it was outstanding work by the protestors. Fair play to them.


  • #2944
    Zebra3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,941 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    ShamNNspace wrote: »
    Squatters, part of the "all property is theft" crew

    Source?


  • #2945
    TomTomTim
    Registered Users Posts: 2,841 ✭✭✭TomTomTim


    Ridiculous

    Bristol council passes motion on reparations for city’s role in slave trade

    “The man who lies to himself can be more easily offended than anyone else. You know it is sometimes very pleasant to take offense, isn't it? A man may know that nobody has insulted him, but that he has invented the insult for himself, has lied and exaggerated to make it picturesque, has caught at a word and made a mountain out of a molehill--he knows that himself, yet he will be the first to take offense, and will revel in his resentment till he feels great pleasure in it.”- ― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov




  • #2946
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    TomTomTim wrote: »
    Ridiculous

    Bristol council passes motion on reparations for city’s role in slave trade
    It explains in the article what it means and a lot of it is probably covered by existing laws and policies. It's really symbolism and as we know ourselves from our own history that is hugely important. It doesn't mean it'll be entirely welcome, though.


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  • #2947
    Yellow_Fern
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,611 ✭✭✭Yellow_Fern


    I thought allowing millions from overseas to settle in the UK in the 20th cen was supposed to be the reparations?


  • #2948
    Fuascailteoir
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Fuascailteoir


    Yellow_Fern wrote: »
    I thought allowing millions from overseas to settle in the UK in the 20th cen was supposed to be the reparations?

    No that was mobilizing cheap workers when needed


  • #2949
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,057 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Fuascailteoir wrote: »
    No that was mobilizing cheap workers when needed

    Immigration, now multi culturalism are always only about cheap workers and driving up demand.

    That's the reality, no matter the why or the nature of the State or it's economy.


  • #2950
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    A year on from this and there is a documentary on BBC2 tonight at 9 about it.


    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/10/edward-colston-statue-bristol-culture-wars-slavery


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