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Topic History of: Justin Welby
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Green Man	Wyot wrote: I'm not sure what I think about this subject or "statue toppling". Common sense seems to say that we need to leave the past behind and should judge by today's standards. But when people say today's standards they mean laws. That slavery was legal does not mean it wasn't terribly wrong, as an absolute. Perhaps our public spaces would be better off with the statues of those involved removed. I am less sure about financial reparation as it begs the question: why do you think money is a solution? I would like to know where the money is intended to go and to what purpose as a start to the debate. It will go towards to big houses in white areas like BLM founders did.
Wyot	I'm not sure what I think about this subject or "statue toppling". Common sense seems to say that we need to leave the past behind and should judge by today's standards. But when people say today's standards they mean laws. That slavery was legal does not mean it wasn't terribly wrong, as an absolute. Perhaps our public spaces would be better off with the statues of those involved removed. I am less sure about financial reparation as it begs the question: why do you think money is a solution? I would like to know where the money is intended to go and to what purpose as a start to the debate.
Green Man	Can't the church just pray for the billions? I wonder if the England will have to pay reparations to us Irish for pillaging Ireland? I am sure Norway and Denmark will have to pay UK at some point for using the Brits as slaves. Another horrible truth is that a lot of African's sold their own to slave traders. Which was depicted in the film Amistad. www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/church-of-eng...-welby-b1143013.html www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53444752