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07 Jun 20
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A slave trader's statue in Bristol has been torn down and thrown into the harbour during a second day of anti-racism protests across the UK.
It comes after largely peaceful demonstrations in London on Saturday ended in some clashes with police.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick urged protesters to find another way to make their views heard.
But thousands of protesters massed for a second day outside the US embassy in London before moving towards Whitehall.
Other protests are also taking place in Manchester, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
In Bristol, protesters used ropes to pull down the bronze statue of Edward Colston, a prominent 17th Century slave trader, who has been a source of controversy in the city for many years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52954305
It comes after largely peaceful demonstrations in London on Saturday ended in some clashes with police.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick urged protesters to find another way to make their views heard.
But thousands of protesters massed for a second day outside the US embassy in London before moving towards Whitehall.
Other protests are also taking place in Manchester, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
In Bristol, protesters used ropes to pull down the bronze statue of Edward Colston, a prominent 17th Century slave trader, who has been a source of controversy in the city for many years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52954305
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The cops are totally and utterly useless now no point in even abiding to the law with this going on
Law needs to be paused for a short period so we can get these absolute cretins out of there, the likes of Cressida Dick etc need to go |
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priti the darling of the right and =tory bluerinses,turning out to be a cuddly leftie
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shouldn't have thrown it in the harbour might damage marine life
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Lets tear down all the buildings in Bristol built on slavery money... so the to$$ers can go back to living in Shanty Towns
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WHENS THE next GE we could do with a tory government to restore law and order to the streets
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Police just let it happen.
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Edward Colston is, says Katie Finnegan-Clarke, “almost like a cult figure” in Bristol. There is a Colston Street, and Colston Tower is on Colston Avenue. There is even a Colston bun, which you might eat on Colston’s Day. Finnegan-Clarke, one of the activists in the Countering Colston campaign, went to Colston’s Girls’ school, where “there are statues everywhere, and we had three ceremonies every year to celebrate his life.” Colston was a 17th-century philanthropist who gave great sums of money to the city – money he had made from slavery. This week it was announced that there would be one less Bristol institution bearing his name. The concert venue Colston Hall – which has been a target for activists for decades – will reopen in 2020, after its refurbishment, with a new name.
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Don't be silly woundedknee
A black bloke put out a tweet last night saying he's not oppressed, he has a job and about working hard to get where he's got, owns his own house etc. Basically told all that he's not a part of this rubbish and that if you work hard and play by the rules you can make a good living A lefty white girl replied with "you feel that way because of us protesting"  There's no reasoning with these idiots, they are narcissistic and arrogant beyond belief, they want chaos its that simple |
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– it was built nearly 150 years after Colston’s death, and was unimaginatively named after its address, Colston Street, but its name still stands as a memorial to the man. It has seen performances from giants such as Ella Fitzgerald, the Beatles, Bob Dylan and David Bowie, but the Bristol band Massive Attack have famously boycotted the venue because of its name.
“There are very strong views on both sides; we always knew there would be a backlash,” she says. “Some people are cheering, some are booing, but what I had to do was take the right decision for the organisation. We can’t be inclusive if people won’t come into the building.” A poll for the Bristol Post had found that people opposed renaming the venue two to one, and there have been accusations of airbrushing history. “I think the organisations that hold him up in that honorary position are the ones who are airbrushing history,” says Finnegan-Clarke. “He was one of the most powerful slave traders in Britain: 85,000 Africans were kidnapped and enslaved while he was running the Royal Africa Company. I think by honouring him, that’s airbrushing history.” |
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"I love America" said the black bloke
He's not going to get an interview with CNN/BBC etc He's a self hating black man now, white man has destroyed him |
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priti saying its illegal to protest with more than 6,but not asking police to arrest people,
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Wtf is actually going on...is tribalism racism? We are all tribal.. English - Scottish..grammar school- comprehensive , catholic - protestant, liverpool- Everton...its fu**in everywhere..and always always will be...why oh why are people of this country bleating about crimes of yesteryear and a unlawful killing in another continent..who bleats for the 1000s of murder victims every day around the world..
The people who are protesting don't have hardly anything to really protest against..get a grip |
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Police need to go through the film and charge these people.
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No doubt scrap merchants will be along to fish it out and melt it down.
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Just watched this on the news. What sort of signal does this send out? Police have waved a white flag and given up the streets. And they think dereliction of duty is the right response?
These people are using George Floyd as an excuse for the breaking the law. We can condemn Trump (and rightly so most of the time) but at least he realises that these people can't appear to be running the show. Someone needs to take control of the situation - very quickly. This is beyond fear of accusations of being deemed racist. Unfortunately, I doubt anyone is up to the task. The only strategy seems to be to just hope it just fizzles out. |
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Wonder why people still believe society is so racist when there is so much handwringing about a statue of a slave trader and not questions about why there is one or why so many things in Bristol are named after one
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they didn't take control of beaches no chance of taking control of these protests for obvious reasons
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Condemning people breaking the law is racist?
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Can't say it's worth crying much over a statue of such a person
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I'd put a lot of money on the fact that you have purchased items that are the the product of modern slavery.
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Let's tear down the pyramids of Egypt for a start. Plenty of railways and bridges to be getting on with too.
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He actually built many schools and hospitals in the area so no i don"t think these thugs were right to pull down his statue even if they don"t agree with anything he did, how would you feel if someone pulled down mandela"s statue and threw it in the Thames because they disagreed with his part in the ANC terrorist acts in south africa
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been an ongoing discussion in Bristol for years,in present climate and equipment needed to pull it down,plod must have known it was likely and decided to keep away,chip paper in a few days and job done for everyone without anyone in power having to make a decision
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Critics of society taking part in society again, is it
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That's what they hope.
Unfortunately, the agitators will have noted that police appeared powerless so it is inevitable it will happen again and again. Just a question of when. |
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I'd put a lot of money on the fact that you have purchased items that are the the product of modern slavery.
Spot on Cider probably every Item of Clothing the Mugs are wearing , But thats ok . |
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The past can't be sanitized. Statue or no statue.
Plenty of revered people have a somewhat checkered past, judged by the standards of today. But that's the point isn't it, historical people can only be judged by that standards of their time, not by what tw@tter likes in 2020. |
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Bristol is a university town. The council refuses to celebrate St George’s Day. Say no more.
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But we know exactly who's caused it and brought it to the front door
So there's that at least, and they're white |
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Had a decent Dog Track back in the day , Other than that I dont know or want to know anymore about the Gaff
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All pre planned Wages up From the Progressive rent a mob
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I obviously need to get in on it, forum posts not paying me enough
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quality from the lads that pulled the evil **** statute down, respect.
case i always bet the fav in a8 first race friday, usually obliged, it was later on in the a4s,a3s you were in trouble if you weren't wise. |
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no one celebrated st georges day for the 1st 45 yrs of my life,only became an issue [ if it is one ] 10/15 years ago
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Guaranteed Dosh A , Some of Thunderbergs mob on 400 a day not bad money if you can get it , Plenty in the Progressive slush fund ..
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