Is no statue safe?

[GT49er]

1) The aforementioned statue is on top of a 130ft high column, so anyone wishing to do anything to it is going to have to bring some fairly serious climbing equipment.

2) Earl Grey was the Prime Minister when Britain abolished slavery throughout the Empire, so I can't imagine his statue is likely to be on anyone's agenda to topple as far as BLM goes.

I wouldn't count on it!

There are some out there who are very keen not to hear anything about Britain abolishing the slave trade! Hopefully the 130 foot column will provide a sufficient disincentive........................

 

[hans kraay fan club]

People forget that Britain abolished slavery which is still going on today in Africa.

Denmark, Sweden, Spain, France and the Netherlands all banned slavery before we passed the Abolition Act.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-slavery/chronology-who-banned-slavery-when-idUSL1561464920070322

 

[lawros left foot]

Has Wayne Hennessy been teaching them how to do a Nazi salute, that’s not really a Nazi salute , but, really really looks like one?

 

[Superphil]

The

 

[Guinness Boy]

Oh and I’m told you’re too ugly to be stalked before you accuse me of that.

That’s not what your missus said


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[afters]

Looks like it's getting nasty in London. "Football lads" amazingly turn out to be facist scum, who would have ever imagined that?

 

[lawros left foot]

Looks like it's getting nasty in London. "Football lads" amazingly turn out to be facist scum, who would have ever imagined that?

I never ever thought that this so called ‘ counter protest’ would descend into a boozed up , coked up display of right wing thuggery.
I mean, who would ever have thought it??

 

[afters]

I never ever thought that this so called ‘ counter protest’ would descend into a boozed up , coked up display of right wing thuggery.
I mean, who would ever have thought it??

it's very sad in these troubled times isn't it. the "football lads" tag is shameful of the media to repeat as well, these are just nazis

 

[carlzeiss]

Apparently there is a BLM march in the centre of Newcastle today, in response to which a large group of middle aged men have turned up to "protect" the statue of Earl Grey from any attempt to topple it.

There are two salient points here:

1) The aforementioned statue is on top of a 130ft high column, so anyone wishing to do anything to it is going to have to bring some fairly serious climbing equipment.

2) Earl Grey was the Prime Minister when Britain abolished slavery throughout the Empire, so I can't imagine his statue is likely to be on anyone's agenda to topple as far as BLM goes.

But then slavery was abolished long before Churchill became PM and his statue is causing difficulties .

 

[Hampster Gull]

Looks like there are a few pricks out on both sides today, as opposed to a few pricks from one side last week.

 

[Guinness Boy]

“They’re not fascists, they’re just mobbed up at a Black Lives Matter protest and pointing at things because it gets a bit boring in lockdown”




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[Medwayseagull]

Apparently there is a BLM march in the centre of Newcastle today, in response to which a large group of middle aged men have turned up to "protect" the statue of Earl Grey from any attempt to topple it.

There are two salient points here:

1) The aforementioned statue is on top of a 130ft high column, so anyone wishing to do anything to it is going to have to bring some fairly serious climbing equipment.

2) Earl Grey was the Prime Minister when Britain abolished slavery throughout the Empire, so I can't imagine his statue is likely to be on anyone's agenda to topple as far as BLM goes.

Are you sure it is not a group of large middle aged men.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

It's been a great day for ex serviceman and fellow Patriots
Regards
DF

 

[brightn'ove]

It's been a great day for ex serviceman and fellow Patriots
Regards
DF

Of beating up police ?

 

[Chicken Run]

That’s not what your missus said


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2/10 [emoji23]

 

[Baker lite]

Truly sickening scenes today in our capital, far right thugs and far left thugs attacking the thin blue line, such saddening scenes, this whole thing has been allowed to go on far to long, absolutely abhorrent.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

1,000-strong physical-distanced BLM demonstration taking place in our beautiful city bathing in sunshine. Meanwhile, in central London ...

There were many, many more than 1000 there.

It was a very large protest, and march through the city. I felt safe social-distance-wise throughout, and just about everyone had a mask on.

It was peaceful, friendly and good-humoured. The only negative was the group of fascists 'protecting' the War Memorial, who were aggressive and abusive.

 

[Eeyore]

Splendid job being done protecting the memorials from these uniformed plants. It's a self defence, of course. One female about to be attacked.

BLM protesters are vermin if they do such thing (won't contest that) but these guys are patriots ?

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The pacifist in me is challenged by the entry below.

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[Machiavelli]

There were many, many more than 1000 there.

It was a very large protest, and march through the city. I felt safe social-distance-wise throughout, and just about everyone had a mask on.

It was peaceful, friendly and good-humoured. The only negative was the group of fascists 'protecting' the War Memorial, who were aggressive and abusive.

I've just been out (not to the seafront), and a woman returning from the demo said there were 60,000 there, which is somewhat of a different number to a thousand.

 

[soistes]

Looks like it's getting nasty in London. "Football lads" amazingly turn out to be facist scum, who would have ever imagined that?

DFLA = dimwitted fascist lard-arses