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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Ciaran, Aug 22, 2017.

  1. Toley Fart

    Toley Fart not606's best fighter

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    The Scottish plantation owners were the worst as well.

    Brutal by all accounts
     
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  2. GroveRanger

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    Most of the wealth of Europe was "built" on slavery and so f.ucking what? Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece etc all had a hand in the subjugation of others during their respective histories.

    The losers of the past are the same people today want to disregard the impact of the likes of Nelson on our place in the world from the comfort of their suede loafers and Kooples t-shirts. Get over it, we were an Empire ffs, we didn't get where we are by asking people nicely, we kicked seven shades of s.hit out of most of the world and took what we wanted.

    What astounds me the most is the moaners like the twat in the Guardian article don't understand that everything is their history too. Taking down a statue because 200 years later you don't like how Nelson was as a person makes no sense at all. The fact that we were at war, one which we managed to win by the way, showed that when push came to shove he was the right man for the job and kicked Bonaparte's arse. "Oh but he had friends who owned plantations" Who the f.uck cares? What was he meant to have? Friends who worked part-time at Oxfam and recycled their soy milk cartons?

    Hell in a handcart once again.
     
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  3. The Cunnilungus Connoisseur

    The Cunnilungus Connoisseur Official POTY 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 & 2023

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    n e pics of 14yo girls in bikinis m9 ?
     
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    monacoger POTY 2021

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    Why people try to judge people/events from hundreds of years ago on today's so called standards/views is madness.
     
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  5. GroveRanger

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    I wouldn't even know where to look. :bandit:
     
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  6. Toley Fart

    Toley Fart not606's best fighter

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    I think we should all denounce white people

    We are scum
     
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  7. monacoger

    monacoger POTY 2021

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    I like whites, especially of the supremacist variety
     
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  8. Mick O'Toon

    Mick O'Toon Well-Known Member

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    We had a statue of Nelson but we took it down
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    The story goes the Amy bomb disposal did more damage to the street taking down the rest of the plinth than the IRA did<laugh>
     
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  9. Patience

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    BREAKING NEWS

    Recruiting screenwriters for exciting opportunity in Hollywood.

    Please see new thread WATP
     
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  10. Toley Fart

    Toley Fart not606's best fighter

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    And replaced it with a giant needle
     
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  11. Ciaran

    Ciaran 2016 POTY

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    They don't really, they just want to get rid of the stuff and use it. They just have to ask you do you believe slavery is a good thing, everyone will agree it was a bad thing and they'll say then take the statues down. Try and say they should stay up and you're a white supremacist.

    They just go with that narrative.

    Put plainly why should someone of African descent tell the Brits what they should have in their public arena? It's like a 4th generation Paddy asking for Cromwells statue to come down.
     
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  12. Ciaran

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    That's in Ireland though, the bint in the article would have a point if she was wanting statues taken down in Africa.
     
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  13. Mind The Duck

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    I Don't think anyone seriously wants statues to be taken down over here.

    I'm more concerned with erecting new ones.
     
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  14. Toby

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    ****s getting all beeley over ****s getting beeley over nothing.

    How tragic.
     
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  15. Mick O'Toon

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    Aye I get that but where does it stop?
     
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  16. monacoger

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    On a slightly different topic

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  17. Toley Fart

    Toley Fart not606's best fighter

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    Seek help you drunken paedo
     
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  19. Ciaran

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    Books being burnt.
     
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  20. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    "Fahrenheit 451" - Ray Bradbury saw this coming in 1953
     
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