Baden Powell to be ging gang goolied
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Do you disagree with the decision ?
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Yes let's erase all history!
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Why ?
Nothing's been erased, a statue of a Nazi sympathiser has been removed while discussions take place regarding its suitability for open display.
Hardly the end of the world, is it ?
Nothing's been erased, a statue of a Nazi sympathiser has been removed while discussions take place regarding its suitability for open display.
Hardly the end of the world, is it ?
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British history is vile. Travelling the world raping and pillaging. Then settling and suppressing the indigenous people. Over and above all that is the slave trade. Treating human beings as a commodity is beneath contempt.
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It's not just British history though is it, it's history globally, but I don't see any other country trying to erase it.
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It’s sending out a message that making mistakes is wrong and no matter how much good work you do you are defined by those previous indiscretions.
Another man of his time that didn’t have the benefit of modern enlightened views.
Another man of his time that didn’t have the benefit of modern enlightened views.
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I don't agree with some of his thoughts but soon all these "disagreeable" people will be forgotten and future generations will loose the knowledge of why such actions were wrong. Let's close Auschwitz too!
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Theres a few biographies of Baden-Powell and none of them can agree completely on his views on nazism.
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The Romans weren't exactly squeaky clean, there's enough monuments there to have a field day. While thinking of Italy, the Vatican has a slightly checkered past (and present) too.
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This is now getting out of hand really .
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You need to widen your horizons then, it’s going on all over the world at the moment.Barry_Chuckle wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:40 amIt's not just British history though is it, it's history globally, but I don't see any other country trying to erase it.
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Social Cleaning .
Goodness we have had people now protest here in Galway about Christopher Clombus who set sail from the port how many years ago . What the feck is going on in the world
Goodness we have had people now protest here in Galway about Christopher Clombus who set sail from the port how many years ago . What the feck is going on in the world
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Christopher who ?
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Surely it's time to accept that anyone who has ever held any incorrect views on racism, sexism, homosexuality, or votes for women, should be regarded as the evil people that they were and deemed unfit to share this world with the enlightened ones. Remove all statues, remove all place names and other memorials of the dead, because none of these historic people are worthy to stand beside the wonderful, enlightened, and above all superior people of today.
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Thing is, all this story is is a council removing a statue until things have died down a bit.
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Probably the Italian chap Columbus, though I can't see why the US citizens should have got a downer on him; despite being feted for ''discovering' it, he never went there, nor even knew of its existence.
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it's his accent
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I'm either supportive / ambivalent about the statue toppling so far. My only concern is we reach a stage where we're scratching around for things to topple and we just go after anyone who had views different to ours.
For example, I've seen plenty of stuff online about a statue of Thatcher being a target. I didn't like her, disliked her policies and thought she did huge damage to the country, especially the North. But if we start going after things like that, I think we're in the wrong.
For example, I've seen plenty of stuff online about a statue of Thatcher being a target. I didn't like her, disliked her policies and thought she did huge damage to the country, especially the North. But if we start going after things like that, I think we're in the wrong.
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There’s a statue of Edward 8th at Uni of Aberystwyth let’s have that down as his views towards Nazis were suspect. Let’s rip up the A1 as it was originally put there by Romans who were racist and used slave labour........let’s ban German imports of cars VW used slave Labour from concentration camps .... where does it end
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Get them pyramids down!
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I take there is a bit of Sarcasm in your postdsr wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:15 amSurely it's time to accept that anyone who has ever held any incorrect views on racism, sexism, homosexuality, or votes for women, should be regarded as the evil people that they were and deemed unfit to share this world with the enlightened ones. Remove all statues, remove all place names and other memorials of the dead, because none of these historic people are worthy to stand beside the wonderful, enlightened, and above all superior people of today.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7AmUV2wGIYhuw.Y.WattfromWare wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:39 amBritish history is vile. Travelling the world raping and pillaging. Then settling and suppressing the indigenous people. Over and above all that is the slave trade. Treating human beings as a commodity is beneath contempt.
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You forgot all Disney films as uncle Walt wasn't the nicest of people, all of British Industry that existed in the early years of the last century which was build on slave labour of British peopleBlackrod wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:26 amThere’s a statue of Edward 8th at Uni of Aberystwyth let’s have that down as his views towards Nazis were suspect. Let’s rip up the A1 as it was originally put there by Romans who were racist and used slave labour........let’s ban German imports of cars VW used slave Labour from concentration camps .... where does it end
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They won't stop now until there is a statue of Scargill in place of Maggie.
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Some of these statues are long overdue to be taken down. Let’s by all means keep them in museums with clear historical account of their achievements. But surely we know enough now to stop the public commendation of people who were involved in the slave trade, murderers and Nazi sympathisers.
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The Colosseum in Rome was built by at least 60000 Jewish slaves. Get the bulldozers in!
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Well I'll Dib Dib Dib.
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Considering the hatred of Liverpool, shown by many on this board, I'm surprised no-one has suggested razing the city, the one-time capital of slave trading in the UK.
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I heard Taj Mahal is next....
Andre Gray is also having to return his golden boot from the 2015/16 season.
When will this end
Andre Gray is also having to return his golden boot from the 2015/16 season.
When will this end
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In the present climate it would be difficult to put up a statue to JC.I note Mandela's statue seems safe as well as Ghandi's but neither were whiter than white were they?
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What about his brother, Baden Breakfast ?
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What about employers of children? Titus Salt, Joseph Rowntree, Lord Leverhulme - they all employed children in their factories. Evil men?
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Will we have to rename such things as "slave cylinders" or "slave unit" ?
It's beginning to look that way.
It's beginning to look that way.
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I know of some old mills that employed children and had awful safety records by modern health and safety standards so let’s pull them all down. They are a symbolism of something that doesn’t reflect modern attitudes. They might upset some wokes or millennials.
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I’m gonna sit and wait for the toppling of the American flag on the moon. Nasa openly hired a Nazi after all, who’s were produced by slave labour.
Or maybe just pull down the moon.
Or maybe just pull down the moon.
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This story seems to be changing by the minute.
The deputy leader of Bournemouth and Poole council now says its NOT coming down. (Sky news)
The deputy leader of Bournemouth and Poole council now says its NOT coming down. (Sky news)
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Ahhh yes he changed his name when he set off to the New World
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The deep rooted hatred between Manchester and Liverpool is definitely racist.spadesclaret wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 10:37 amConsidering the hatred of Liverpool, shown by many on this board, I'm surprised no-one has suggested razing the city, the one-time capital of slave trading in the UK.
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Liverpool FC have all taken a knee for Floyd so that means they are ok. Hang on though did they not back Suarez not that long ago. Hypocrisy