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jeeagles 08 Jun 20 6.37pm | |
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One of my many gripes about this is that people keep saying it's the bigger issue that COVID-19. In general, they are correct. At this current moment in time, they aren't. Half the people protesting couldn't care less. If they weren't on Furlough getting paid by the Government to sit at home doing nothing then they'd probably pay no attention to what is going on and definitely wouldnt take a day off to protest. So many people just jump from issue to issue as the press kick up a fuss to sell papers and celebrities try and get more exposure. Did Anthony Joshua turn up because it's a cause he believes in, or did he do it to stur up interest in a fight vs Fury? Looking at some other static. 517 children died in mass shootings in America in 2019 (according to wiki). 1,100 people died in police custody. 24% were black (according to NBC). Assuming that not all people that were shot were innocent or racially motivated... I'd say American gun laws are a far bigger issue.
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croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 08 Jun 20 6.38pm | |
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Originally posted by dannyboy1978
Not everyone agrees it should be taken down though. I'll go and rip down the Mendela statue, am I aloud to do that now?????? The rules now stte I can. Will get the popcorn out!
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jeeagles 08 Jun 20 6.38pm | |
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One of my many gripes about this is that people keep saying it's the bigger issue that COVID-19. In general, they are correct. At this current moment in time, they aren't. Half the people protesting couldn't care less. If they weren't on Furlough getting paid by the Government to sit at home doing nothing then they'd probably pay no attention to what is going on and definitely wouldnt take a day off to protest. So many people just jump from issue to issue as the press kick up a fuss to sell papers and celebrities try and get more exposure. Did Anthony Joshua turn up because it's a cause he believes in, or did he do it to stur up interest in a fight vs Fury? Looking at some other static. 517 children died in mass shootings in America in 2019 (according to wiki). 1,100 people died in police custody. 24% were black (according to NBC). Assuming that not all people that were shot were innocent or racially motivated... I'd say American gun laws are a far bigger issue.
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Spiderman Horsham 08 Jun 20 6.40pm | |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Better check operas as well. Who knows what they were singing about? I don’t listen to Rap music but wouldn’t be surprised if some of the lyrics weren’t a bit dodgy either. How dare you
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croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 08 Jun 20 6.40pm | |
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Originally posted by dannyboy1978
Not everyone agrees it should be taken down though. I'll go and rip down the Mendela statue, am I aloud to do that now?????? The rules now state I can. Will get the popcorn out!
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cryrst The garden of England 08 Jun 20 6.50pm | |
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Originally posted by Matov
Out of interest does anybody who supports this statue being destroyed like that have an idea where a line can be drawn? Is it just slavery? Or could you say justify going into Libararys and destroying books you don't agree with? Paintings whose subject matter you loathe? Is there a limit? And who sets the limit? Who are the arbiters of what is tolerable in the public sphere? Isnt that a little bit of history repeating itself.
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dannyboy1978 08 Jun 20 6.53pm | |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
You don’t appear to have confirmed whether you have any clothes made in Bangladesh, or do their working conditions which amount to slavery not matter? Edited by Spiderman (08 Jun 2020 5.13pm) Edited by Spiderman (08 Jun 2020 5.19pm) DANH also ignores my hard questions.
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croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 08 Jun 20 7.00pm | |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
Just seen an interview with the Mayor of Bristol, he is of mixed race and stated the statue should have been taken down “years ago” . He has been Mayor since 2016! How long does it take to remove a statue or was he ok with it until the s*** hit the fan? Yes, i heard that to, but he was the elected mayor , so one could say we should trust him and have saved the taxpayer the cost of taking it down, as he wished maybe? I"m just playing devils advocate, have only been to Bristol once (she wasn"t all that), and was around that area where the statue was, but it passed me by, couldn"t actually give a fcuk about it, thou if i was black and lived there i probably would have made sure it was covered in white paint at the very least! My original point was ironic, about history replacing history! My prediction is that Cecil Rhodes in Oxford University better keep his eyes open, think he will be gone v soon, maybe by the University and not the history makers!
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dannyboy1978 08 Jun 20 7.01pm | |
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Has the world gone crazy? Koby bryant is a man worth paying respect to not the junky, p*** star , money laundering villain Floyd.
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Tom-the-eagle Croydon 08 Jun 20 7.07pm | |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
You don’t appear to have confirmed whether you have any clothes made in Bangladesh, or do their working conditions which amount to slavery not matter? Edited by Spiderman (08 Jun 2020 5.13pm) Edited by Spiderman (08 Jun 2020 5.19pm)
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Hrolf The Ganger 08 Jun 20 7.20pm | |
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Originally posted by dannyboy1978
Has the world gone crazy? Koby bryant is a man worth paying respect to not the junky, p*** star , money laundering villain Floyd. If this was a movie, you would say it was far fetched.
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Teddy Eagle 08 Jun 20 7.23pm | |
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Originally posted by dannyboy1978
Has the world gone crazy? Koby bryant is a man worth paying respect to not the junky, p*** star , money laundering villain Floyd. How did they react to the Tony Timpa case?
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