Originally Posted by
Tuerto
Come on, we're not pandering to every individual who dislikes one thing or another. Look at things society wide, and politically in this country, i'm sure that you'll see that individuals aren't pandered to. This is about a symbolic gesture, it may not change that much now, but it may add to improvements long after we're gone. A lot of British history is based on imperialism, and sub consciously, plenty of our culture. I think that we're now witnessing a level of post colonial fallout in the traditional working class white areas, probably have been for the best part of 50 years. It's in some part responsible for elements of division in this country. White working class feeling let down, abandoned, and grasping onto historical characters as a way of protecting a history that never did belong to them. The political classes thrive on such division. It makes oppressive policy much easier for them to implement.