There, the English are following the lefties American way.
British author Afua Hirsch argues in an article published in "The Guardian" that Admiral Nelson "vigorously defended slavery" in the West Indies, and aroused debate.
The Column of Admiral Nelson, on Trafalgar Square, London, photographed on October 21, 2005. (KIERAN DOHERTY / REUTERS)
The tourists who visited London inevitably observed it, immense and glorious, in the middle of Trafalgar square: the statue of Admiral Nelson, the same man who with the Royal Navy defeated the Napoleonic army in 1805. But since Thursday, August 24, many Britons are wondering if it should not be dismantled.
The British author and journalist, Afua Hirsch, published a panel in The Guardian denouncing the pro-slavery positions of the Admiral. For her, this statue must be dismantled, just as certain monuments erected to the glory of General Robert E. Lee, head of the army of the southern states and pro-slavery during the Civil War, are dismantled in the United States.
Today, he would be "a white supremacist"
"I immediately thought of personalities like Nelson when I learned that statues of Confederates were dismantled in the United States," wrote Afua Hirsch. For her, the British should collectively question their colonial past as well as the Americans confront the issues of slavery and racial segregation.
"While many denounced slavery, Nelson vigorously defended it," she wrote, "using her seat in the House of Lords and her influential position to perpetuate tyranny, serial rapes and exploitation organized by the landlords Plantations in the West Indies ". Thus, "today, we would call him without hesitation a white supremacist".
According to The Independent, this forum was welcomed by a variety of reactions, with some people considering, as in this micro-pavement of the Sky News channel, that it would be enough to give more information on these racist positions at the foot of the monument.
Is Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square a reminder of history or a symbol of oppression? pic.twitter.com/PciflvWNyz
- Sky News (@SkyNews) August 22, 2017
Les Anglais doivent-il retirer la colonne de l'amiral Nelson, sur Trafalgar square, pour ses positions pro-esclavage ?
British author Afua Hirsch argues in an article published in "The Guardian" that Admiral Nelson "vigorously defended slavery" in the West Indies, and aroused debate.
The Column of Admiral Nelson, on Trafalgar Square, London, photographed on October 21, 2005. (KIERAN DOHERTY / REUTERS)
The tourists who visited London inevitably observed it, immense and glorious, in the middle of Trafalgar square: the statue of Admiral Nelson, the same man who with the Royal Navy defeated the Napoleonic army in 1805. But since Thursday, August 24, many Britons are wondering if it should not be dismantled.
The British author and journalist, Afua Hirsch, published a panel in The Guardian denouncing the pro-slavery positions of the Admiral. For her, this statue must be dismantled, just as certain monuments erected to the glory of General Robert E. Lee, head of the army of the southern states and pro-slavery during the Civil War, are dismantled in the United States.
Today, he would be "a white supremacist"
"I immediately thought of personalities like Nelson when I learned that statues of Confederates were dismantled in the United States," wrote Afua Hirsch. For her, the British should collectively question their colonial past as well as the Americans confront the issues of slavery and racial segregation.
"While many denounced slavery, Nelson vigorously defended it," she wrote, "using her seat in the House of Lords and her influential position to perpetuate tyranny, serial rapes and exploitation organized by the landlords Plantations in the West Indies ". Thus, "today, we would call him without hesitation a white supremacist".
According to The Independent, this forum was welcomed by a variety of reactions, with some people considering, as in this micro-pavement of the Sky News channel, that it would be enough to give more information on these racist positions at the foot of the monument.
Is Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square a reminder of history or a symbol of oppression? pic.twitter.com/PciflvWNyz
- Sky News (@SkyNews) August 22, 2017
Les Anglais doivent-il retirer la colonne de l'amiral Nelson, sur Trafalgar square, pour ses positions pro-esclavage ?