I know what you mean but “black folk” can be wrong too, they’re only human
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Racism is a ‘natural’ feature of human societies. Some of the most racist people on the world have non-Caucasian skin colours.
Racism is a ‘natural’ feature of human societies. Some of the most racist people on the world have non-Caucasian skin colours.
Slavery was and is today practised in several African (sub saharan) countries.
Most (90%) Anglo-Saxon English people were not free until around 1300 and some at least could be bought & sold (ie unconnected to the land they were on) like ”ordinary“ slaves. Considerable numbers of British coastal people were subject to slave raiders from Africa around 1500AD and sold into slavery in Africa.
So frankly I don’t worry much about Master & Slave Flash, it seems an accurate description, Are we going to worry about Black & White photography next?
Rant off
But it is history which is exactly what the protesters are about when they topple Colton’s statue
. Personally, I think they play into the hands of the extreme right with those sorts of actions/arguments.
But it is history which is exactly what the protesters are about when they topple Colton’s statue
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)Yes, this is the point that so many miss. The thugs of the left harm social justice as much as, if not more than, the thugs of the right. To be clear: I disapprove of all statues of "important" people but I disapprove more of vandalism which masquerades as "social protest".
Yes. Funny that people protest in Trafalgar Square under Nelson’s Column
. I don’t propose we pull it down (and he was a great sailor) but what about all the pressed men (of all nationalities and colours) who were in many ways similar to slaves — and yes, I know a lot were sailors too, but not all.
Yes. Funny that people protest in Trafalgar Square under Nelson’s Column
...with the Seven Dwarves making up the cabinet and Pluto as chief political advisor? I see the beginnings of a good plan here.
I remember something about this when it was first suggested (Herd immunity) way back, in the early days.
So says the middle aged, middle class white man.
I don’t think Colston could have been a Conservative MP/Councillor as the Party wasn’t around then but you can see the problem there, someone “trying to be clever“ and point scoring
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Interested in your thoughts here;
The UK has approximately 0.87% of the Worlds population.
With 40,000 deaths (very conservative figure) and an estimated 400,000 World deaths my shaky arithmetic suggests we have 10% of the total World deaths.
OK, bearing the above in mind, who would you have chosen to lead us through this pandemic.
A. Boris Johnson.
B. David Icke.
C. Paul Gascoigne.
D Micky Mouse.
E. Robert Mugabe.
F. Jeremy Clarkson.
Many more names came to mind, if you want to 'throw someone into the ring' Go for it
My thoughts ? well my vote goes to Micky Mouse. (surely he would be an improvement on what we have ?)
I don’t think Colston could have been a Conservative MP/Councillor as the Party wasn’t around then but you can see the problem there, someone “trying to be clever“ and point scoring
I am very aware of all the ills of the slave trade but harking back politically, as opposed to learning about it, does no good. None of those people are alive today on either side and it stops us moving forward. Remember how no African leader would do anything against Robert Mugabe basically because of colonial solidarity despite his monstrous and racist persecution of the Ndebele people on his becoming President
BTW I should like to see the name of Nelson* Mandela expunged from all those streets etc—- he was a good man but a terrible president
* Nelson!
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He was a Tory; the political ancestors of today's Conservatives.
My fear is that many people on both sides of this are stuck in the past and it's a past that they don't understand. There are heroes and villains on both sides and it's all about getting some balance into an enormously complicated situation.
Exactly!
