I do not know why but I have taken to drinking wine. I have also surprised mself byfeeling the need to go to Church, and whilst people continue to die, amazingly people are taking to the streets in Anti Racist Marches. They have even pulled down a statue of the slave trader, Edward Colston, in Bristol, which is wonderful,and dragged him and dumped him in the river. But there is a worry that many black lives will be lost after the demonstrations, but how wonderful that people want to resist and refuse to cope with racism any more.
Thuggery was Boris' comment, criminal damage says Priti Patel on hearing the news- sounds like a good description of racism and slavery to me. The British Government especially in recent years have been nothing but viscious to incoming people, even now people who have lived here for decades have no recourse to public funds despite the crisis and their contributions in taxes, refugees are illegally locked up. This Goverment is institutionally racist in its policies and they have fostered an anti immigrant approach within the country -just look at the damage done to the Windrush generation to see examples of the damage done by some of their recent policies and Brexit was partly fostered by anti immigrant rhetoric Of course many of the black population here at British born and with British parents, grandparents all the way back to Roman times and back to the start of time, they have the right to be treated and valued as equals. My son was the recipient of racist treatment by teachers from the minute dot, who discriminated against him and despite complaints to the Government the behaviour of the staff was upheld. So Boris Johnson do not speak of Thuggery when people rightly and emotionally pull down this statute. Celebrate their actions. Celebrate.
Thuggery was Boris' comment, criminal damage says Priti Patel on hearing the news- sounds like a good description of racism and slavery to me. The British Government especially in recent years have been nothing but viscious to incoming people, even now people who have lived here for decades have no recourse to public funds despite the crisis and their contributions in taxes, refugees are illegally locked up. This Goverment is institutionally racist in its policies and they have fostered an anti immigrant approach within the country -just look at the damage done to the Windrush generation to see examples of the damage done by some of their recent policies and Brexit was partly fostered by anti immigrant rhetoric Of course many of the black population here at British born and with British parents, grandparents all the way back to Roman times and back to the start of time, they have the right to be treated and valued as equals. My son was the recipient of racist treatment by teachers from the minute dot, who discriminated against him and despite complaints to the Government the behaviour of the staff was upheld. So Boris Johnson do not speak of Thuggery when people rightly and emotionally pull down this statute. Celebrate their actions. Celebrate.
The lack of tolerance and any understanding on both sides is not helpful. I wonder which way the full-on left and alt-right right push-pull dance on the street will go in my lifetime? Unhappily the uncompromising extreme politics of the 1930s is ascendant and Post-WWII consensus politics is long gone.
ReplyDeleteThe felling of the Colston Statue was a positive timely beginning to opening up the British backstory to the British, for a new look with honest eyes.