Toppling statues?

[lobthewedge]

Carrying on from the conversation within the Trump thread, it seems the appetite for toppling statues may be spreading...

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...statues-nelsons-column-should-be-next-slavery

Poor old Nelson!

 

[USER1999]

Carrying on from the conversation within the Trump thread, it seems the appetite for toppling statues may be spreading...

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...statues-nelsons-column-should-be-next-slavery

Poor old Nelson!

Not really. If that article is correct, the guy was a berk.

 

[IanM]

The latest utter nonsense...

 

[SocketRocket]

The Italian Government will be wanting us to pull down Boadicea.

 

[drdel]

Vandalism, nothing more nothing less.

 

[IanM]

The Italian Government will be wanting us to pull down Boadicea.

Roman Empire. Pretty slave orientated. That's everything in Italy older than a Barratt Home pulled down then.

Extremists.... quite funny if it wasn't so dangerous!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Roman Empire. Pretty slave orientated. That's everything in Italy older than a Barratt Home pulled down then.

Not just the Roman Empire. Every Empire, every dominant nation, every dominant tribe in history, all historical monuments.

 

[lobthewedge]

Not really. If that article is correct, the guy was a berk.

Maybe, but a good guy to call on if you ever get in a naval scrap!

 

[IanM]

Not just the Roman Empire. Every Empire, every dominant nation, every dominant tribe in history, all historical monuments.

Correct....But I bet the statue of William Wilberforce would get trashed because he was a "white male!"

 

[Foxholer]

Not really. If that article is correct, the guy was a berk.

Certainly a bit one-eyed!