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 Stirlingsays  16 Aug 17 10.38am |
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The problem with people who seek to justify this kind of thing is that almost any reason can be found to tear down any statue. It should be put to a vote as too what the people want in the area around it. Then if they don't want it, stick it in a museum.
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Kermit8  Hevon 16 Aug 17 10.41am |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
The problem with people who seek to justify this kind of thing is that almost any reason can be found to tear down any statue. It should be put to a vote as too what the people want in the area around it. Then if they don't want it, stick it in a museum. Is the correct answer.
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| Stirlingsays 16 Aug 17 10.42am |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
Is the correct answer. They should stick you in a museum.
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| Kermit8 Hevon 16 Aug 17 10.44am |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
They should stick you in a museum. At least they could fit me through the door
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| Stirlingsays 16 Aug 17 10.46am |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
At least they could fit me through the door
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| nickgusset Shizzlehurst 16 Aug 17 10.47am |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
The problem with people who seek to justify this kind of thing is that almost any reason can be found to tear down any statue. It should be put to a vote as too what the people want in the area around it. Then if they don't want it, stick it in a museum. I thought there was a vote.
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| topcat Holmesdale / Surbiton 16 Aug 17 10.48am |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
The problem with people who seek to justify this kind of thing is that almost any reason can be found to tear down any statue. It should be put to a vote as too what the people want in the area around it. Then if they don't want it, stick it in a museum. I believe that there was a vote and it was decided to take the statue down, which is why the far right were protesting.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 16 Aug 17 10.50am |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Pulling down statues is provocative. It is also another example of favouring the minority over the majority. I'm trying to think of many contexts in which the side who rebelled against the state, were utterly defeated and everything they fought for is largely discredited actually get statues to commerate them as heroes and get venerated in this way. I don't think they should be destroyed per se, they're historical artefacts relating, but maybe belong in Museums etc. But the important thing here, is that democratically elected officals, through legal democratic process, voted to move the statue (not tear it down or destroy it).
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| nickgusset Shizzlehurst 16 Aug 17 10.51am |
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Originally posted by topcat
I believe that there was a vote and it was decided to take the statue down, which is why the far right were protesting. Yep they lost the vote. They should 'get over it.'
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 16 Aug 17 10.52am |
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Originally posted by topcat
I believe that there was a vote and it was decided to take the statue down, which is why the far right were protesting. It was, the democratically elected council, took a vote, in which the outcome was to move the statue from the park (not to take it down, but to move it).
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 16 Aug 17 10.56am |
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Its kind of tragic that people regard a statue as something worth killing and harming people over.
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| hedgehog50 Croydon 16 Aug 17 11.10am |
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Originally posted by nickgusset
Yep they lost the vote. They should 'get over it.' Yes, but what does Leexit really mean? Were uneducated people fooled by being told that it would be melted down and the proceeds put towards building a National Health Service?
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