Thank god this place exists, could you imagine some of this crowd talking to actual humans?
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Slavery is fairly hot on the heels of Nazism as a historical evil, current day fans of each tend to be the same people too
I guess the difference in common perception arises from the fact that Nazism hasnāt benefitted from 150 years of historical whitewashing and doesnāt have soft focus documentaries with soft, lamenting music romanticising its true evil
Iām not whitewashing anything ref Lee, but different times Sidney - for all his faults militarily he was from what I read good, morally ref slavery etc obviously not,my point was to hide history isnāt good,also Washington had slaves but plenty of statues / paintings of him,victors write history.
Slavery is not just historical, there are more people in slavery now than at any time in human history. Most of it occurs in Africa and Asia though, so no doubt to you itās deemed racist to highlight it.
https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-global-modern-slavery-report-20170918-htmlstory.html
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I wouldnāt be in favour of tearing down statues, monuments, churches/temples or anything of that ilk, in general. I think once you decide to start, itās literally a never ending road to having everything torn away.
I also get the feeling there is some selective outrage at play here. Iāll freely admit I know shag all about Robert E Lee and his exploits, but it does seem unfair to target his statue in particular when so many other symbols of oppression, slavery or outright genocide still remain to this day (go to Tianamen square and see a big photo of chairman Mao, for example).
I think humanity is far better served leaving things like the pyramids (built by slaves), statues of people like Lee or Mao or other such historical items intact.
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Iād imagine itās a source of some embarrassment for citizens of the new South
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95% of the school is black. Sounds like a plantation.
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More whataboutery.
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You donāt understand the term whataboutery. Slavery today is more relevant than slavery of the 18th century.
Yourself and the nutcase you support on here are typical of the cowardly outraged. Outraged about everything as long as it is a safe distance away or a safe time ago. Any criticism of Englandās atrocities in Ireland raises your lickspittle hackles. Sid has an excuse as heās English, whatās your excuse?
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The poor bastards in Baltimore, Corkā¦ Were carried off as slave by raiders in the 17th century and not a peep out of @Sidney or @glasagusban
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What the fuck would he know about oppression?
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Twas only an auld bunch of blow ins anyways. They shouldnāt have been there in the first place.
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The gas thing is heās not even Irish 
No it isnāt because thatās not what we were talking about you big gobshite.
You go girl!!!
Iām actually Irish unlike you, you English cunt. Lots of blood on your hands.
He will genuinely try and argue otherwise when he wakes up.