13-06-2020, 00:05
"I'm just afraid that anyone reading your first sentence would get the impression that the way to get justice is to engage in violent activities."
Violent and non violent direct action is precisely how justice has been gained in numerous situations throughout history. Things don't ever change without them.
Statues on the other hand teach us little more than to venerate, and tearing down statues of murdering racists is not "lying about our history" as Boris would say - it is an attempt to STOP lying about our history and face up to some uncomfortable truths. I honestly don't think Britain and its people have ever really come to terms with the empire and its loss. They really need to.
Violent and non violent direct action is precisely how justice has been gained in numerous situations throughout history. Things don't ever change without them.
Statues on the other hand teach us little more than to venerate, and tearing down statues of murdering racists is not "lying about our history" as Boris would say - it is an attempt to STOP lying about our history and face up to some uncomfortable truths. I honestly don't think Britain and its people have ever really come to terms with the empire and its loss. They really need to.