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Re: Critical race theory.
« Reply #75 on: 07 November 2020, 14:32:36 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 07 November 2020, 14:14:33

Yes rather than just mindlessly chucking Edward Colston's statue in the docks, wouldn't it be more productive to discuss what sort of a man would he be if alive today?  ???



It would also be pertinent to discuss the motives of who commissioned the statues, especially ones that are much later than the person's death.


Statues have frequently been resited or replaced by ones that are more relevant. Medway has statues of both Gordon and Kitchener that were returned when Sudan became independent. They saw no need to commemorate either man, and I wonder how long we will.
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Re: Critical race theory.
« Reply #76 on: 07 November 2020, 15:22:56 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 07 November 2020, 14:14:33
Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 07 November 2020, 13:24:04
People are flawed.....and many people who do great things are often the most flawed. The kids who pull down statues should be more aware and tolerant of this fact.

It was no secret that Churchill was a great admirer of eugenics along with many respected people of that time.

Marie Stopes
HG Wells
Helen Keller
George Bernard Shaw
Willian Berveridge
Teddy Roosevelt
Jacques Cousteau.

This stance was considered normal for the time and certainly not frowned upon. Much like being a slave owner a couple of hundred years before.

Yes rather than just mindlessly chucking Edward Colston's statue in the docks, wouldn't it be more productive to discuss what sort of a man would he be if alive today?  ???

I would imagine he would still be a wealthy and successful businessman, but I very much doubt he would be engaging in human trafficking.  ::)

We'll never know I guess....

Ah, yes.  That is the important thing to consider when studying history.  We must always remember the context in which that history was being created and not judged by the values of today. ;)
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Re: Critical race theory.
« Reply #77 on: 07 November 2020, 15:32:33 »
My guess is that Trump will eventually concede.......but will still be saying "I would have won if it hadn't been fixed" as they lead the old boy away. :)
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Re: Critical race theory.
« Reply #78 on: 07 November 2020, 15:54:39 »
Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 07 November 2020, 15:32:33
My guess is that Trump will eventually concede.......but will still be saying "I would have won if it hadn't been fixed" as they lead the old boy away. :)
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In all honesty I think the pair of them are way past their best.
If Trump ever had a best !
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Re: Critical race theory.
« Reply #79 on: 07 November 2020, 17:32:44 »
Presumably that is the same Lord Kitchener who has given his name to the HMS Hampshire memorial atop Marwick Head in Orkney...  :-\
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Re: Critical race theory.
« Reply #80 on: 07 November 2020, 21:06:51 »
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