I think it was more in honour of his philanthropic endeavours rather than celebrating his slaver past, regardless its shouldn’t have been there.
I’ve heard that the earliest human males failed to secure consent from their sexual partners. Apparently they simply clubbed them over the head, dragged them to the nearest cave and forced themselves on these hapless females.
We cannot ignore this. We are all guilty. Redress is overdue, we must be held to account.
I’m not giving anyone credit for a premeditated action of ripping a statue down, where have I stated any of your accusations?
Nope, you’re reading something I said and making it look different by paraphrasing. I am not defending inaction in the slightest…
The slavery and racism issues are getting conflated, 2 very different things (although you could argue that the way Black Africans are treated stems from slavery)
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Where does that say I haven’t given the Black community any credit for putting the event together?
Slavery was based on racism. White people saw themselves as superior. You cannot untangle them.
Yes I can, what about modern day slavery? Eastern Europeans being forced to work for a “better” life over here…
And, dare I say it, but African rulers also had African slaves…
Wrong, slavery (in this instance) was based upon the bible and supposed justice from the bible, who was planted in the 13 colonies? Who was exiled to Australia?
You said the event has been hijacked by the far left rather than just acknowledging that black people have organised themselves.
And where did he say that BLM didn’t organise anything??
Ok chaps, that’s me done on this thread.
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So by not directly praising the Black community for putting this together you assume I think they can’t organise?
Are you Campbell or Mandelson?
Pilfered from my own Facebook, in answer to your questions.
There’s a lot to love about events in Bristol today.
Statue of a slaver torn down, dragged down to the docks where he made his fortune, and dumped in the sea, like the 10,000 human beings that died on his slave boats.
Of course, the actual Colston died filthy rich. He’ll never know his legacy has sunk to its lowest depths. Literally.
10/10 for the protest. 1/10 for the social distancing.
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Don’t really get this. Yes, Barry is being his same fucking contrarian berk self. There is far more heat than light.
You don’t have to argue with the idiot, but it would be nice if someone visiting this thread didn’t just see his idiotic nonsense.
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Pap, you don’t half spout some shite son.
Were they kettled?
Crossfit CEO has his Ratner moment.
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Prick.
Yes. The situation boiled over.
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