Sam-AVFC Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, Awol said: They got 11,000 signatures on the end, or 2% of Bristol’s population. For context, 35,000 signed a petition against building a new Tesco Metro. It doesn’t seem there was an overwhelming public desire to pull down the statue. FYI there was a time before internet signatures and stuff that has been discussed for nearly 30 years tends to have less of a 'call to arms' effect when an online petition is created. It doesn't matter what it 'seems; to you, there was. Source - I'm from just outside Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 and now they are removing the founder of the Scout movement although there is an outcry against it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Just now, PaulC said: and now they are removing the founder of the Scout movement although there is an outcry against it WHeRe wiLl iT eND...I mean, he was a public supporter of Hitler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Just now, Sam-AVFC said: WHeRe wiLl iT eND...I mean, he was a public supporter of Hitler. Yet The Daily Mail still exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: FYI there was a time before internet signatures and stuff that has been discussed for nearly 30 years tends to have less of a 'call to arms' effect when an online petition is created. It doesn't matter what it 'seems; to you, there was. Source - I'm from just outside Bristol. Fair enough, just saying a bit of evidence is always nice to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Just now, Seat68 said: Yet The Daily Mail still exists. They're a private business though. You can't shut down papers for being bastards. Very different to a statue in public celebrating someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: WHeRe wiLl iT eND...I mean, he was a public supporter of Hitler. was he I don't know much about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, PaulC said: was he I don't know much about him. To be fair it's not quite that cut and dry. I think there are people that argue both sides. So he said this: Quote In 1939 Baden-Powell wrote in his diary: "Lay up all day. Read Mein Kampf. A wonderful book, with good ideas on education, health, propaganda, organisation etc. – and ideals which Hitler does not practise himself." ...and the scouts uniforms used to have swastikas. The swastika was removed once it was in more widespread use by the Nazis and you can argue the above quote may not support any of Hitler's more 'controversial' ideas (although it ignore them). Maybe there is a debate to be had on him, but it's not that surprising he's being targeted and there's more to it than just 'the founder of the scout movement' being targeted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ml1dch Posted June 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, PaulC said: was he I don't know much about him. One might even say then the debate that these incidents are creating is a positive, educational thing, no? 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Just now, ml1dch said: One might even say then the debate that these incidents are creating is a positive, educational thing, no? Funnily enough it made me learn the other side as I'd heard before he sympathised with Hitler, but hadn't realised it is rather more nuanced and disputed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Davkaus Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: ...and the scouts uniforms used to have swastikas. The swastika was removed once it was in more widespread use by the Nazis And it was the original, left-facing swastika. Nothing wrong with that at all, especially not at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Davkaus said: And it was the original, left-facing swastika. Nothing wrong with that at all, especially not at the time. We should probably disband the Scout movement and burn all the uniforms just to be on the safe side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, Genie said: Is that a PS job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 37 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: WHeRe wiLl iT eND...I mean, he was a public supporter of Hitler. Second question. What's this annoying trend with capitilizing every other letter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Is that a PS job? It’s the little girl from Bolton, Emily Jones. A Muslim lady grabbed her in a park on Mother’s Day and tried to behead her with a knife. Obviously she died. Trial is ongoing at the moment but the media aren’t really reporting it. Pretty foul that this lot are trying to weaponise it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Dele Alli fined and banned 1 game for mocking asians with that snapchat corona video earlier in the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Second question. What's this annoying trend with capitilizing every other letter ? Damn it, first time I ever use it and I get rightfully called on it! I'm not that Internet literate so may be a bit off but it's used for nonsensical statements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Awol said: It’s the little girl from Bolton, Emily Jones. A Muslim lady grabbed her in a park on Mother’s Day and tried to behead her with a knife. Obviously she died. Trial is ongoing at the moment but the media aren’t really reporting it. Pretty foul that this lot are trying to weaponise it. Sad isn't it. The worst thing is the guys whipping up the anger are well aware most of those cases have gagging orders to avoid prejudice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lapal_fan Posted June 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2020 44 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Yet The Daily Mail still exists. And all of the cars/weapons manufacturers which helped in the German's war effort. I've read the last 5/6 pages and the discussion has devolved into point scoring and one side exclaiming the other side are way further afield than what they actually are. It's gotten to the point where it's pointless now. Another discussion gone to the wall I'm going back to posting tosh in other threads. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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