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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
How did you feel when the Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad was toppled?
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Piers.. is that you?
That's a ridiculous question in relation to his statement. Next you will be asking if he was happy the statues of Hitler were taken down (democratically I'll add)
This culture of being apologetic for everything done in the past will never fix history or appease anyone. The slave trade existed in every civilisation whether you was black or white. I don't feel ashamed because I'm white nor do I agree to put a plaque on everything to appease a group of people so they can be reminded continually of bad points in our history. You think adding a plaque to statues would solve everything? What about all the buildings which were funded by it. Or what about wealthy families that profited from it and are in a position of wealth today? What about a plaque for the other statues for adulterers or rapists? How far do you go? Not everything needs to be contextualized to prove a point.