Linalmeemow
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All well and good when the worst the person commemorated in stone or bronze has done is have an affair or "six months for shoplifting". But the statue in Bristol was of a slaver. Hardly comparable.
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All well and good when the worst the person commemorated in stone or bronze has done is have an affair or "six months for shoplifting". But the statue in Bristol was of a slaver. Hardly comparable.
VW911
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What really boils my **** is the talk of removing Nelson from his column, because he "did not denounce slavery".
I have never demonstrated for/against anything in my life, but I would make an exception for this...
I have never demonstrated for/against anything in my life, but I would make an exception for this...
Cheshire Cat
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Nelson will not be removed he was Britain greatest hero and besides who is going to climb up the column to pull him down. He challenged tyranny across Europe his whole life especially Napoleon who was a total despot. The French should smash Napoleons tomb.
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I think this statue should be removed, it's a right pain in the ass...
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Sorry about that, might have had one too many last night. As you wereI think this statue should be removed, it's a right pain in the ass...
MyQul
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Who'd want to be a Rozzer. Now they've had to contend with far right protesters who want to protect statues but seeing as they're no BLM protesters (seeing as they're all in Brighton) to have a punch up with they've turned on the police
"Police were pelted with bottles during confrontations with demonstrators in London, where thousands gathered despite warnings to avoid protests.
Groups gathered in the centre of the capital, claiming they were protecting statues from anti-racism activists.
Some anti-racism demonstrations have also taken place around the country, including in central London.
The Met Police had placed restrictions on several groups intending to protest, following violent scenes last weekend.
Organisers from the Black Lives Matter movement had urged people not to join any anti-racism rallies planned for the weekend over fears there could be clashes with far-right groups. One demonstration planned for Saturday in London was brought forward by a day.
However, other demonstrators gathered around the Cenotaph war memorial in Whitehall and the boarded-up statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square on Saturday.
Various groups from around the country, including right-wing activists, said they had come to London to protect symbols of British history.
Among the demonstrators was leader of the far-right group Britain First, Paul Golding - convicted last month of an offence under the Terrorism Act - who said they had turned out to "guard our monuments". "
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53031072
"Police were pelted with bottles during confrontations with demonstrators in London, where thousands gathered despite warnings to avoid protests.
Groups gathered in the centre of the capital, claiming they were protecting statues from anti-racism activists.
Some anti-racism demonstrations have also taken place around the country, including in central London.
The Met Police had placed restrictions on several groups intending to protest, following violent scenes last weekend.
Organisers from the Black Lives Matter movement had urged people not to join any anti-racism rallies planned for the weekend over fears there could be clashes with far-right groups. One demonstration planned for Saturday in London was brought forward by a day.
However, other demonstrators gathered around the Cenotaph war memorial in Whitehall and the boarded-up statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square on Saturday.
Various groups from around the country, including right-wing activists, said they had come to London to protect symbols of British history.
Among the demonstrators was leader of the far-right group Britain First, Paul Golding - convicted last month of an offence under the Terrorism Act - who said they had turned out to "guard our monuments". "
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53031072
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Spent a week there about 10 years ago and loved the statues but hated the whopping great Seagulls...
Linalmeemow
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I used to work at a glass fronted building down by the waterfront, one of our favourite work time hobbies was watching people get chased/attacked by seagulls.
I saw that on the news, right wing demonstrators vowing to protect the statue of a man who was instrumental in defeating the nazis making nazi salutes you really could not make that up. Someone should tell them.
Cheshire Cat
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Some right wing git has urinated on the tribute to the policeman killed by Islamic terrorists.
Vinotinto
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Look at that again. It is some idiot having a pee NEXT to the memorial. Silly , yes , but peeing ON it? No. The left wing media have again turned something into which it is clealy not. I say this as a retired police officer who is disgusted by much of the rest of it.
Linalmeemow
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I don't think the "left wing media" (which "left wing media" are you talking about here, by the way?) needed to do much to make that rabble look like idiots. At least the BLM lot were protesting about something - this lot turned up to protect monuments from people who weren't there, then turned on the police because they were determined to fight someone, anyone.
MyQul
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You mean those bastions of leftyism the Telegraph and the Sun?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...urinating-pc-keith-palmers-memorial-protests/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11855995/tobias-ellwood-abhorrent-urinating-memorial/
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Linalmeemow
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It'll be interesting when he's inevitably named and shamed. It looks like he's used to being part of mobs baying for blood, not being on the receiving end.
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I doubt the Italians will remove Julias Caesars statue, nor the Mongols Genghis Khan's statue history cannot be re written no matter how many statues are pulled down. Are art galleries going to come under siege and art removed of famous/infamous people? History books changed?
Stalin is still revered in Russia, with an ex socialist security guard and also one of the world richest men in charge, I don't think nothing much will change over there.
Stalin is still revered in Russia, with an ex socialist security guard and also one of the world richest men in charge, I don't think nothing much will change over there.
Pissing next to it (not on it) is bad but look at the state of it i would be asking why its in such a filthy state maybe he was trying to clean it, notice no outcry about someone dumping a table next to it. 
A man has been arrested on suspicion of urinating on the Westminster memorial dedicated to PC Keith Palmer.
The incident is believed to have taken place on Saturday afternoon.
PC Palmer, 48, was stabbed while on duty during the Westminster terror attack on 22 March 2017. He was one of five people murdered by Khalid Masood.
The Met Police said officers had arrested a man on suspicion of outraging public decency.
He is currently in custody in Essex after presenting himself at a police station.
The incident is believed to have taken place on Saturday afternoon.
PC Palmer, 48, was stabbed while on duty during the Westminster terror attack on 22 March 2017. He was one of five people murdered by Khalid Masood.
The Met Police said officers had arrested a man on suspicion of outraging public decency.
He is currently in custody in Essex after presenting himself at a police station.
