In the Soviet Union, the whitewashing of history finally ended when the evil of communism was toppled, along with statues of Lenin and Stalin. That person’s name is advertised in magazines and on hoardings, and it pulls in many millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money every year. As you know, a statue was destroyed this week in Durham, North Carolina. The monument of a soldier was not dedicated to anyone in particular, but symbolized young men who fought for the Confederacy. Then they came for the comedians.I had thought that the book burnings would not get underway for a fortnight or so but, as ever, the inolerance of the Marxist Madrassas formerly known as British Universities continues to be world leading. Media Bias | Political Opinion | Conservative News, By Bill O'Reilly August 17, 2017 Leave a Comment. Ergo, his statue must go, his memory must be expunged. Perhaps not since the era of Oliver Cromwell, when Puritans smashed and burned any work of art or architecture they deemed impure, has Britain engaged in such a frenzy of iconoclasm. Other cities and towns across the South are making plans to move or demolish dozens of other statues, and Baltimore trashed four monuments in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Every damn last one of them. re: First they came for the statues, then they came for the interstates Posted by CharlesLSU on 7/29/20 at 12:18 pm to StringedInstruments INterested to see how all this affects the I-45 North project through downtown Houston. Video: First They Came For the Statues..... Posted by Holger Awakens at 5:28 PM. All Rights Reserved. James Delingpole. Think again. Then they came for Confederate flags, because banning them would alleviate the hurt of slavery they represented. Going right back to the time when Christ ascended, the task of Christians has been the same: to worship God and live in relationship with him, to participate in and support the church’s outreach and ministry of word […], by Theo Hobson, Spectator: An editorial in the Guardian on Friday suggests that this year may be a good one for liberal Christians, and gives them a little pat on the back. These proposals would have a significant negative […], by Dan Hodges, Mailonline: Home Office report into abuse of young girls found attackers were ‘most commonly white’ despite evidence of mass grooming by Asian men… but DAN HODGES reveals the inside story of a politically correct cover-up. The dons were too delicate to mention that the university outpost of Extinction Rebellion, supposedly in sympathy with Black Lives Matter, had spray-painted ‘Eugenics is genocide — Fisher must fall’ on the college’s Gate of Honour. Tom Winnifrith Thursday 11 June 2020 Share this Though, as I demonstrated earlier, he invested not a cent in slaving, the statue of philanthropist Thomas Guy … First, they came for the statues. If someone shows up to confront them, the media will say they were peaceful until the other group showed up and started a war with them. Iconoclasm is undiscriminating: Look at mobs which gather to smash monuments. At first, the righteous modern day puritans came after the smokers, then they came after the drinkers, after that those who drank soda, and the sugar, and salt abusers. This was high fashion on the Left of British politics in the early 20th century and advocated enthusiastically in their favourite newspaper and weekly magazine (then, as now, the Guardian and the New Statesman). This is all reminiscent of the Soviet Union or China’s Cultural Revolution, where out-of-favor officials simply got whitewashed. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Of course, reasonable people can make a powerful argument that statues of Confederate soldiers have no place in America. Princeton has its own issues, but not with a slave owner. Rubaiyat Kabir is an Editorial Assistant at the Dhaka Tribune. 2020 is the real 1984. Speaking on her appointment […], A report on the IFTCC online Conference, November 2020, by Dr Lisa Nolland, for Anglican Mainstream: Though I am an ‘old girl’ who has been involved with these sorts of issues for decades, I was pleasantly surprised, hugely encouraged and further educated by the recent on-line conference of the IFTCC [International Federation for Therapeutic and […], Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Last week, the long-awaited Home Office report into child grooming was finally published. This is not going to end well. People on the left, by nature and by definition, are always seeking new ways to be offended, new ways to destroy traditional America. Conservative. First they came for our statues, then the women who stay out late, then the homosexuals … and unless we speak out now, there’s nothing stopping them from coming for you. The impoverished and crime-ridden city of New Orleans recently spent more than $2-million to take down four monuments. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. So while we don’t give financial advice, it may not be a bad idea to buy stock in companies that specialize in sandblasting, demolition, and engraving. While Brown, Princeton, and Yale are in the North, hundreds of schools in the South are named for slave-holders and Confederate officers. The mob’s anger is the same. There is an ongoing and very uncivil war against Confederate statues. Not a single Republican in the mix. Now, Rioters Are Tearing Down These Statues Out Of Sheer Historical Ignorance (Liberty Bell) – Folks, history is so important. The same happened in Baltimore. > Ok, the people have been agitating against the slave-owning FF for a long time, long before this recent Confederate statue organizing. Yes, the fashion (at least among undergraduates) for trashing commemorative edifices is developing new forms. Last year university president Peter Salovey vowed that Yale’s Calhoun College would keep its name, even though John C. Calhoun, Yale class of 1804, was a powerful defender of slavery. Elihu Yale himself was a slave trader whose actions were arguably worse. […] Oddly, though, there is one British eugenicist whose name is widely known outside the academic world. Counselling Men and Women with Unwanted Sexual Attractions and Gender Confusion’. First, they came for the statues. This is the Sir Ronald Fisher memorial, a stained glass window in the … First They Came for the Statues. Last week started with the woke mob coming for the statues. The movement was already well under way before last weekend, but what happened in Charlottesville is an accelerant to the flames. Slaveholders appear to be next in line, and in that regard Yale University is especially instructive. In other words, these people are about as far left as you can go without falling off the edge of the earth. That was easy because the statues represented dead white men. 4:45. Commissioned by former Home […], from the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief: Fiona Bruce, Conservative MP for Congleton and Vice-Chair of the All-Party Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief, has been appointed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP as his Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. Often they got the wrong guy, as in this case, but we live in a post fact era. Now we are the ones doing the toppling. I refer to Marie Stopes. Yet one woman's vile history is overlooked. Yes, the fashion (at least among undergraduates) for trashing commemorative edifices is developing new forms. Just a few months later, Salovey caved to pressure and announced that Calhoun’s name would be sandblasted off any buildings. The organisation bearing her name, Marie Stopes International, is perhaps the world’s biggest abortion provider. General Lee became the school’s president soon after he surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Court House. And in one particular case, the targeted memorial is barely 30 years old. That depends on how emboldened the protesters feel and when public officials will finally draw a line. The university recently removed his photograph from a dining hall because it was deemed “unduly celebratory.”  It was also, you know, not in keeping with Princeton’s eternal desire to be “truly diverse and inclusive.”. These men fought to defend the odious practice of slavery. Are you a premium member? In Bristol they have already succeeded with the statue of 17th-century merchant, slaver and city benefactor Edward Colston (whose statue – with the apparent acquiescence of Bristol police), they pulled from its plinth and dragged into the sea. Jun 29, 2020 by Jill. Yet one woman’s vile history is overlooked. Filed Under: Contributors, Political Opinion. Former school president Woodrow Wilson, who later moved to the White House and was a liberal hero, held some truly retrograde views of blacks. If it’s not hit your church community yet, it can only be a matter of time. But last week, the college said that it would remove the Sir Ronald Fisher memorial because it was ‘now aware of [his] views and actions … in a way that was not fully appreciated in 1989’. It Will Be People Next... Close. But the reality is that there’s […], by Steven Doughty, Mailonline: The shutdown of churches and the ban on church weddings and funerals has plunged the Church of England into a £150million crisis. Civil War generals, slave owners, just about anyone who is not deemed politically correct by the standards of 2017. This is the Sir Ronald Fisher memorial, a stained glass window in the dining hall of Gonville and Caius College at Cambridge University to honour the work of its former member, described as ‘a genius who almost single-handedly created the foundations for modern statistical science’. By Jim Polito Oct 12, 2020. Last Tuesday, Ofcom’s chief executive, Melanie Dawes, managed it in a sentence. “ TAKING A KNEE” TO THE DESTROYERS OF WORLDS Melanie Phillips has written an excoriating analysis of the current crises. A recent YouGov survey found that Gen Zers in their late teens and […], by David Ould: What a year 2020 has been. Sir Ronald had been the founding chairman of the university’s eugenics society: he was devoted to stamping out breeding by those he deemed ‘feeble-minded high-grade defectives … comprising a tenth of the total population’. Yes, the fashion (at least among undergraduates) for trashing commemorative edifices is developing new forms. First they came for our statues… Whether destroying statues of Robert E. Lee or Abraham Lincoln - those who try to erase the past are eerily reminiscent of … Their images vanished from photographs, their names were eliminated from history books. Delingpole: First They Came for the Statues. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. An information resource for orthodox Anglicans. Paint, hammers and chisels may damage and destroy statues of Christopher Columbus, but they can not erase … How far will it go, when will it end? There has to be a series of whose next for the analogy to work and unless there are statues … If statues of Robert E. 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