Kopek 2,091 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Max Power said: these protesters have never picked cotton or been a slave. To forget about it and deny future generations the right to know about it is pretty dangerous in my book. Max, are you suggesting that not having been there would allow us to forget about the Holocaust , Slavery, do we need constant reminders, ''Lest We Forget ''? I've never hated Jews, so I don't need to think about that anymore??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Max Power 6,345 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 46 minutes ago, Kopek said: Max, are you suggesting that not having been there would allow us to forget about the Holocaust , Slavery, do we need constant reminders, ''Lest We Forget ''? I've never hated Jews, so I don't need to think about that anymore??? Quite the opposite, being able to investigate, ask questions and see things in context is how you learn and appreciate. We now know a lot about Colston which we never would have if his statue wasn't there for example. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Max Power 6,345 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, victorian dad said: "Slavery was a bad thing, it still is, but there isn't any slavery now in which Britain" Really, do you live in a bubble? Never heard of traveller tarmac gangs or Vietnamese cannabis farmers, not to mention prostitution? You're right VD, but it's not systemic or legal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
victorian dad 202 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Point taken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kopek 2,091 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Max, you and I might not have known about his past but the people of Bristol; have been debating it for Ten years ''apparently''. The current situation will have brought it to the attention of many, whereas the localised attention did not reach our ears. That is a step forward. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Max Power 6,345 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 34 minutes ago, Kopek said: Max, you and I might not have known about his past but the people of Bristol; have been debating it for Ten years ''apparently''. The current situation will have brought it to the attention of many, whereas the localised attention did not reach our ears. That is a step forward. That's right, and in ten years nobody will know anything about him or the history which involved him. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Mexico 9,298 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 45 minutes ago, Max Power said: Quite the opposite, being able to investigate, ask questions and see things in context is how you learn and appreciate. We now know a lot about Colston which we never would have if his statue wasn't there for example. On the contrary, we've learned a lot about Colston because his statue was torn down. I suspect few people outside Bristol had heard of him till then, despite the statue being there since 1895. And most inside the city will have only discovered because of the long debates about the statue (which opponents just wanted to contextualise at first but met with lack of cooperation) or because of the things named after him, like the Colston Hall. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kopek 2,091 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 The Holocaust is yearly brought to our attention, the slave trade is not so often discussed. The fact that our past involvement in the supply of African slaves to the southern states use of these people in the tobacco/cotton production is a fact that we rarely mention, we prefer to talk of the British involvement in the abolution of our past involvement. That would today be denounced as a Whitewash! I'm not an apologist, I don't think that todays politicians should apologise for past events, but they should recognise the ongoing trickle down effect of their contribution of many years ago to the economy that we have today. However, the vast difference between todays economy and that of the of slave days is such that there are many problems with our current economy that could be attributed to our current greed for tax avoidance than for any greed to provide cheap or free labour for our fields of wheat. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Newbie 855 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Yes the Daily Hate has got Stu’s story now https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8418321/DJ-Stuart-Peters-suspended-denying-white-privilege.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gladys 6,754 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 It would seem that white privilege really means keeping your trap shut. 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whatnonsence 268 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Gladys said: It would seem that white privilege really means keeping your trap shut. Absolutely. Only one point of view. Theirs. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hissingsid 3,675 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 The Daily wail has got Stu’s story and the comments are so far absolutely on his side thousands liking and just very few banging the red arrow. Disgust is being shown at the way he has been treated. It shows Manx Radio up in a very bad way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wrighty 5,336 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, hissingsid said: The Daily wail has got Stu’s story and the comments are so far absolutely on his side thousands liking and just very few banging the red arrow. Disgust is being shown at the way he has been treated. It shows Manx Radio up in a very bad way. But you’d expect nothing else from the mail. Wonder what the comments would be like if The Guardian picked up the story? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Dog's Dangly Bits 1,709 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 I hope Stu is well. Clearly I guess he cannot comment at the moment but I'm sure he will have his say. If he loses his slot I hope he sues Manx Radio. #saveStu 4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pongo 4,335 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 1 hour ago, wrighty said: But you’d expect nothing else from the mail. Wonder what the comments would be like if The Guardian picked up the story? Equally as pointless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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