BLM - Will you boo ?

[ninian opinian]

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Firstly, I'm not getting him off on anything. He wasn't a slave traders but was complicit in the slave trade. But this was the 17th century, the world was quite different then.

Most people wouldn't know who the statue was of, or if they knew who it was, may not know his part in this particular part of history. So I doubt people would object to the statue.

I've asked several times now, but still no answer. What does pulling his statue down achieve?

It’s achieved annoying racists so all good in my book.

[UNDERHILL1927]

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My mind is open to you explaining what will be achieved by this statue being pulled down?

Which many people have explained to you. Go away

[UNDERHILL1927]

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It’s achieved annoying racists so all good in my book.

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It’s achieved annoying racists so all good in my book.

How many racists do you know? How do you know they were annoyed? Did you ask them or perhaps you took a poll

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Which many people have explained to you. Go away

No one has explained anything.

The statue was erected in the late 19th century by the Victorians. Victorian Britain funded the West Africa Squadron that ended the slave trade.I guarantee celebrating slavery wasn't in their thinking when this statue was erected.

[Croesy Blue]

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No point arguing with him, his mind is made up.

His question has been answered 100 times too.

The question that hasn’t been answered is what’s the point of leaving the statue up? No one knows who he was apparently and he was complicit in the slave trade.

Seems like the least inspiring statue ever.

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His question has been answered 100 times too.

The question that hasn’t been answered is what’s the point of leaving the statue up? No one knows who he was apparently and he was complicit in the slave trade.

Seems like the least inspiring statue ever.

I've asked what has been accomplished by pulling it down? It wasn't erected to celebrate slavery, he was hardly known, and was less known as being governor of the RAC. We've not ended racism, we've achieved nothing.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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No one has explained anything.

The statue was erected in the late 19th century by the Victorians. Victorian Britain funded the West Africa Squadron that ended the slave trade.I guarantee celebrating slavery wasn't in their thinking when this statue was erected.

You guarantee that the people 130 years ago erecting the statue 170 years after Colston's death weren't thinking about slavery. How does this guarantee work?

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You guarantee that the people 130 years ago erecting the statue 170 years after Colston's death weren't thinking about slavery. How does this guarantee work?

Because the Victorians fought tooth and nail to end the slave trade in the Atlantic.

Have you ever read about Manchester (cottonopolis) in the American Civil War? If not, you should do so. You'll see what the Victorians thought of the slave trade.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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Because the Victorians fought tooth and nail to end the slave trade in the Atlantic.

Have you ever read about Manchester (cottonopolis) in the American Civil War? If not, you should do so. You'll see what the Victorians thought of the slave trade.

You are saying that because "Victorians" fought tooth and nail to end the slave trade "in the Atlantic" you can "guarantee" that the "Victorians" who erected the Colston statue weren't thinking about slavery when they did it. It's almost like these "Victorians" were some kind of tribe that followed a sacred path and that's why you can "guarantee" what you say is right. Is "bollocks" too strong a word for your line of argument?

[Whisperer]

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If your gonna pull the statue down then surely Colston hall needs to come down as well.

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You are saying that because "Victorians" fought tooth and nail to end the slave trade "in the Atlantic" you can "guarantee" that the "Victorians" who erected the Colston statue weren't thinking about slavery when they did it. It's almost like these "Victorians" were some kind of tribe that followed a sacred path and that's why you can "guarantee" what you say is right. Is "bollocks" too strong a word for your line of argument?

Let me pit it another way, its more likely than not that the pious victorians who had significantly greater moral fortitude than we do today weren't thinking about slavery when they erected the statue of Colston.

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If your gonna pull the statue down then surely Colston hall needs to come down as well.

All the schools, roads, public buildings and Colston Tower will need to come down too.

[I'll give you the Malky!!]

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Because the Victorians fought tooth and nail to end the slave trade in the Atlantic.

Have you ever read about Manchester (cottonopolis) in the American Civil War? If not, you should do so. You'll see what the Victorians thought of the slave trade.

Yep, they fought so hard I only finished paying them compensation a few years ago.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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Let me pit it another way, its more likely than not that the pious victorians who had significantly greater moral fortitude than we do today weren't thinking about slavery when they erected the statue of Colston.

When I am shopping I always look out for those "more likely than not" guarantees!