London's statues from 'bygone' imperial past to be reviewed, mayor says

[metisdead]

Inflammatory posts, off topic trolling posts and the replies have been removed. 

[elliss]

On 6/9/2020 at 10:46 PM, bartender100 said:

What ever people think of Churchill he is credited as stopping the Nazis, had he failed I am afraid that there would not be many black people around today, ironic as it is

 

 I was under the impression ,

British foot soldiers, aka Cannon fodder .

   Fought and many died to win the war..

[elliss]

18 hours ago, tribalfusion001 said:

BLM London have cancelled their protest for this Saturday in Hyde Park citing security concerns with far right groups present. But anti-fascist groups, momentum and other BLM supporters are still meeting in Hyde Park. On Friday there is a BLM march from Marble Arch to Downing Street. Clash of the titans coming up.

 

     Maybe , just maybe , the silent Socialists will be there .

     Corbyn , Neil K. and the new wonder boy, K Stargazer, or something like that ..

 

Edited June 12, 2020 by elliss

[3NUMBAS]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/11/statue-of-black-poet-alfred-fagon-feared-attacked-with-bleach-in-bristol

 

Statue of black poet Alfred Fagon feared attacked with bleach in Bristol

Police investigate after bust of Jamaican-born actor defaced with corrosive substance

[3NUMBAS]

19 hours ago, torturedsole said:

Bottled it now there's a little pushback.  

snowflake anarchists

[Rookiescot]

9 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/11/statue-of-black-poet-alfred-fagon-feared-attacked-with-bleach-in-bristol

 

Statue of black poet Alfred Fagon feared attacked with bleach in Bristol

Police investigate after bust of Jamaican-born actor defaced with corrosive substance

Was it a mob who did it?

[torturedsole]

20 hours ago, tribalfusion001 said:

BLM London have cancelled their protest for this Saturday in Hyde Park citing security concerns with far right groups present. But anti-fascist groups, momentum and other BLM supporters are still meeting in Hyde Park. On Friday there is a BLM march from Marble Arch to Downing Street. Clash of the titans coming up.

The weather in London is looking good tomorrow so reckon this should kick off nicely.  

[CorpusChristie]

6 hours ago, Airbagwill said:

This is a feeble attempt to dichotomise the situation with false issues - you are trying to make it a case of "if not one then the other" - which is a totally false approach.

I personally would prefer to end the slavery issues of today , 600 000 Africans in Africa still enslaved today .

We need to focus on them , un enslaving them , help them , rather than focusing on throwing statues in the river 

[torturedsole]

1 hour ago, CorpusChristie said:

I personally would prefer to end the slavery issues of today , 600 000 Africans in Africa still enslaved today .

We need to focus on them , un enslaving them , help them , rather than focusing on throwing statues in the river 

Charity begins at home.  Modern slavery is alive and well in the UK on a massive scale.  

 

Let's get our own house in order before moving on to foreign climes.  That applies to the burgeoning foreign aid budget which only enriches terrorists and despots.  

[CG1 Blue]

2 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

I personally would prefer to end the slavery issues of today , 600 000 Africans in Africa still enslaved today .

We need to focus on them , un enslaving them , help them , rather than focusing on throwing statues in the river 

But that wouldn't fit with the agenda of many blaming their failure on events from 200 years ago rather than their laziness and chipped shoulders. 

 

Or the agenda of people like Raheem Stirling who claims he is disliked because of the colour of his skin when in reality he is disliked because he's a petulant little tw @t

If his skin colour was the reason, how does he explain the popularity of Ian Wright, Dion Dublin, John Barnes, Thierry Henry etc.... 

 

 

[torturedsole]

23 minutes ago, CG1 Blue said:

If his skin colour was the reason, how does he explain the popularity of Ian Wright, Dion Dublin, John Barnes, Thierry Henry etc.... 

Good post, but Thierry Henry is a <deleted>.

[Airbagwill]

On 6/12/2020 at 6:16 PM, CorpusChristie said:

I personally would prefer to end the slavery issues of today , 600 000 Africans in Africa still enslaved today .

We need to focus on them , un enslaving them , help them , rather than focusing on throwing statues in the river 

Why try to dichotomise? - essentially it's the same issue,

[CorpusChristie]

1 hour ago, Airbagwill said:

Why try to dichotomise? - essentially it's the same issue,

Stay there , I just need to do a websearch for that word .

Be back soon 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 6/12/2020 at 7:33 AM, Airbagwill said:

Do you really think identifying the defendants of slaves is that difficult???

How about descendants of white slaves?

[elliss]

On 6/13/2020 at 2:05 AM, torturedsole said:

Charity begins at home.  Modern slavery is alive and well in the UK on a massive scale.  

 

Let's get our own house in order before moving on to foreign climes.  That applies to the burgeoning foreign aid budget which only enriches terrorists and despots.  

  

Do you mean zero hour contracts in the UK.

    Britain's , never shall be slaves, join in the chorus ..

  

Edited June 17, 2020 by elliss

[elliss]

On 6/12/2020 at 10:42 PM, Rookiescot said:

Was it a mob who did it?

     Right wing fascist mob , again .

 

 

[vogie]

When Statues Fight Back.

 

 

[Crazy Alex]

On 6/9/2020 at 6:46 AM, stouricks said:

Queen Victoria knew all about the slave trade. Should her statue come down?

Indeed. I've heard some horrible things about some English Kings as well. I suppose we better be prepared for lots of cleansing. Hey, didn't Prince Charles have an affair behind Diane's back?

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Crazy Alex said:

Indeed. I've heard some horrible things about some English Kings as well. I suppose we better be prepared for lots of cleansing. Hey, didn't Prince Charles have an affair behind Diane's back?

Don't think there are any statues of Charles, though after he dies they may erect one in memory of the prince that held the record for the longest wait to be king of any royal heir. If mummy keeps going long enough it may be for the Prince of Wales that died of old age without becoming king.

[thaibeachlovers]

9 hours ago, vogie said:

When Statues Fight Back.

 

 

LOL.

Concerning that a statue is left unguarded though. At least some razor wire around it.

What is it about these amateur movie makers that they can't keep the camera on the subject? Happens in all these phone VDOs.

[vogie]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL.

Concerning that a statue is left unguarded though. At least some razor wire around it.

What is it about these amateur movie makers that they can't keep the camera on the subject? Happens in all these phone VDOs.

I know it might not be entered for a Golden Globe Award, but in all fairness, the guy did all his own stunts, well stunt.

[evadgib]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL.

Concerning that a statue is left unguarded though. At least some razor wire around it.

What is it about these amateur movie makers that they can't keep the camera on the subject? Happens in all these phone VDOs.

He was too busy laughing ????

[bert bloggs]

8 hours ago, Crazy Alex said:

Indeed. I've heard some horrible things about some English Kings as well. I suppose we better be prepared for lots of cleansing. Hey, didn't Prince Charles have an affair behind Diane's back?

well she had a few ,and by the looks of one of her sons ,had a baby by one

[4reaL]

Quote

London mayor Sadiq Khan

 

London used to be a nice town once, ehh?

 

 

[Airbagwill]

On 6/9/2020 at 12:46 PM, stouricks said:

Queen Victoria knew all about the slave trade. Should her statue come down?

"Knew  all about" what is that supposed to mean?

By the time she came to the throne not only was the slave trade abolished but also slavery.. u der her, the ban was enforced by the navy and slavery was ended in all the British colonies.

 

what you are attempting is a feeble argument that suggests if one why not all. 

The argument is not that at all....the argument is that the REAL history should be both understood and acknowledged and statues that glorified such things as slavery should be identified and the public made aware of history...something that you clearly aren't.

 

I would even question the motivation of critics of these protests....why are they do keen suddenly yo preserve imagery of a history of which they are so clearly unaware?

 

[stouricks]

2 minutes ago, Airbagwill said:

"Knew  all about" what is that supposed to mean?

By the time she came to the throne not only was the slave trade abolished but also slavery.. u der her, the ban was enforced by the navy and slavery was ended in all the British colonies.

 

what you are attempting is a feeble argument that suggests if one why not all. 

The argument is not that at all....the argument is that the REAL history should be both understood and acknowledged and statues that glorified such things as slavery should be identified and the public made aware of history...something that you clearly aren't.

 

I would even question the motivation of critics of these protests....why are they do keen suddenly yo preserve imagery of a history of which they are so clearly unaware?

 

Sorry Airbag, or is it Will. I wasn't trying to start an argument, it was more a tongue in cheek remark. I watched every episode of Victoria on telly, loved it, she was quite sexy actually.   PML

[spiekerjozef]

lol I wonder how they deal with this in South-Africa ?

[spiekerjozef]

On 6/11/2020 at 5:34 PM, tifino said:

 Stonehenge must be really sweating by now...

How long will it take before they start with the Chinese wall....

[sanuk711]

15 minutes ago, Airbagwill said:

why are they do keen suddenly yo preserve imagery of a history of which they are so clearly unaware?

????????..........................????????.............................????

[tifino]

5 minutes ago, spiekerjozef said:

How long will it take before they start with the Chinese wall....

have to wait for the first black fella to mysteriously fall off it...