I just wanted to point out that we won the Second World War and at the time we were in the right fighting against Hitler who tried to obliterate the Jewish race by starving and gassing them to death together with Gay and Black people.
I thought it only right to post this information before all the statues are taken down leaving no record of this event for the young people of today to learn from.
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I agree. We can’t pretend history didn’t happen, pulling down statues is vandalism and done for effect. If the statues bothered people so much, why didn’t they petition long ago, why wait until now.
I imagine there are good reasons why some statues exist, they surely can’t be in place simply to celebrate slavery! Perhaps adding plaques with further information, reminders of our sad shameful past, might be the way forward.
I sincerely hope our authorities think things through before rushing to take down statues and give in to the bullying.
I’m guessing the chap they took down and threw in the harbour in Bristol probably built the city, so as you say put a plaque on it explaining the good and the bad, it’s history. What I’m afraid of is taking down of WW2 statues like bomber Harris who thought up carpet bombing and was responsible for the firebombing of Dresden, which sounds dreadful but you have to view it in context, we didn’t start the war we only fought back for our own survival. Unfortunately modern snowflake youngsters seem unable to see all the facts and have a very narrow view of things.
Ironically it seemed to be mostly white people who threw the statue in the harbour, snowflakes taking offence on behalf of someone else I find quite strange, I can understand them being there and supporting black people but one would have thought they should have been at the back, not at the front. They say the older you get, eventually you turn into your father, standing open mouthed wondering what on earth is going on with the world!
I saw a perfect comment the other day;
1984 should NOT be classed as a How To book.
If people wish to get agitated about slavery in the past then perhaps they should also consider modern slavery and how they are able to buy clothing and other goods so cheaply when they are made abroad.
Very good point and the irony of it is that the young people who are out there pulling down the statues are the very people who buy the cheap clothing made by slave labour in India and other countries.
The Diary of a Country Bumpkin 
It’s a sad state the world is in.
Indeed.
Monuments are part of the historical record, and even the unpleasant ones are an important reminder of what we should NOT countenance.
Agreed, if they are taken down there is no reminder of what we should not countenance.
I see what you did there and I like it.
Thank you.
I agree. We can’t pretend history didn’t happen, pulling down statues is vandalism and done for effect. If the statues bothered people so much, why didn’t they petition long ago, why wait until now.
I imagine there are good reasons why some statues exist, they surely can’t be in place simply to celebrate slavery! Perhaps adding plaques with further information, reminders of our sad shameful past, might be the way forward.
I sincerely hope our authorities think things through before rushing to take down statues and give in to the bullying.
I’m guessing the chap they took down and threw in the harbour in Bristol probably built the city, so as you say put a plaque on it explaining the good and the bad, it’s history. What I’m afraid of is taking down of WW2 statues like bomber Harris who thought up carpet bombing and was responsible for the firebombing of Dresden, which sounds dreadful but you have to view it in context, we didn’t start the war we only fought back for our own survival. Unfortunately modern snowflake youngsters seem unable to see all the facts and have a very narrow view of things.
I agree with you Joe, and as always many of the protestors have simply jumped on the bandwagon for the ride!
Ironically it seemed to be mostly white people who threw the statue in the harbour, snowflakes taking offence on behalf of someone else I find quite strange, I can understand them being there and supporting black people but one would have thought they should have been at the back, not at the front. They say the older you get, eventually you turn into your father, standing open mouthed wondering what on earth is going on with the world!
It is exactly this that stood out for me. Yes, we look at the world in disbelief in just the same way as our parents did.
I saw a perfect comment the other day;
1984 should NOT be classed as a How To book.
If people wish to get agitated about slavery in the past then perhaps they should also consider modern slavery and how they are able to buy clothing and other goods so cheaply when they are made abroad.
Very good point and the irony of it is that the young people who are out there pulling down the statues are the very people who buy the cheap clothing made by slave labour in India and other countries.